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solicitude

[suh-lis-i-tood, -tyood] / səˈlɪs ɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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Indeed, goodness seems like too active a word for this novel; the principal virtue, instead, is solicitude.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

But the court does not offer the same solicitude to individual plaintiffs attempting to redress corporate abuse.

From Slate Jul. 11, 2025

In his review, Roger Ebert marveled at Bates’ talent for oscillating from “sweet solicitude to savage scorn.”

From Salon Mar. 23, 2025

We’d already called for a Lyft so we didn’t take them up on the offer but were still touched by their solicitude.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2024

I told them I’d rather walk, thanks, and backed out of the apartment, smiling, practically delirious, my face burning under the collective gaze of cool, curious solicitude.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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