sympathetic
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At first he was sympathetic to the idea: “I thought, ‘Well, if it helps people and it’s medical, then who can argue with that?’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
And so he brought his own voice in, but from the point of view of somebody who was very sympathetic to what was already in place, and that led to more movies together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
And last year, four decades after first documenting life in Lacock, he again turned his flat but amused and sympathetic eye on the picturesque village to capture the smallest details of everyday life.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
This, too, marks another sharp break from O’Connor and Kennedy’s more sympathetic treatment of green-card holders and other noncitizens.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
Ms. Blair’s eyes are so sympathetic that I feel the urge to cry again, so I look down at my hands.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing sympathetic
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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