sympathetic
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In 2020 members of this age group were more sympathetic to the Israelis by 61% to 19%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Meadows adds that he is sympathetic to the idea of promoting natural diamonds, with a story rooted in the soil, and the experience of poor miners in West Africa.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The American spies didn’t do it for money, which Cuba had little of, but because they were sympathetic to the revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
“I am very sympathetic with voters who want to take their time to make their decision in this very fluid election,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
He was a good fellow, but his rejoicing at the one little part—in which he was officially interested—of so great a tragedy, was an object-lesson in the limitations of sympathetic understanding.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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