as in compassionate
having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others
a good-hearted doctor who regularly sees poor patients for free
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Recent Examples of good-hearted
It feels directly dragged out of the 1980s and early 1990s, a time when Hollywood was devoted to turning out swarms of action flicks in which some flawed and downtrodden but good-hearted hero thwarts a devious conspiracy or an impending alien invasion or whatever.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments At the other end of the mid-century spectrum is Donna, the town doctor’s good-hearted daughter, cut from the finest girl-next-door cloth.
—Ananda Pellerin, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
But the real-life equivalents of Tommy Norris and Monty Miller did not get into the fracking business out of a good-hearted desire to make sure the world has energy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Brett and Debby somehow figured out how to cast good-hearted individuals as well as good actors.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments At the other end of the mid-century spectrum is Donna, the town doctor’s good-hearted daughter, cut from the finest girl-next-door cloth.
—Ananda Pellerin, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
But the real-life equivalents of Tommy Norris and Monty Miller did not get into the fracking business out of a good-hearted desire to make sure the world has energy.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Brett and Debby somehow figured out how to cast good-hearted individuals as well as good actors.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-hearted
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Nancy Stanwood, chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, said the organization is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to all patients.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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What’s more, a child facing the same post-pandemic anxieties in such a district might encounter punitive measures rather than compassionate intervention.—
Elizabeth Austin,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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But land reform is so fundamental to how the current government took power that no citizen may portray it as anything other than a benevolent campaign that brought fairness and prosperity to China’s long-suffering farmers.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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Analyzing the legendary unicorn tapestries hanging at the Met Cloisters in New York (augmented here by a gory new panel that depicts the suddenly fearsome animals disemboweling and impaling their aggressors), Ridley concludes that unicorns aren’t nearly as benevolent as most people think.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The long gap between seasons has not been kind to the show, which returned way down in the ratings this past fall.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Holly Marie Combs has nothing but kind words for the young Pretty Little Liars cast — and a couple of digs at her twentysomething self.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Shares in Newsmax, the cable TV news outlet known for its sympathetic coverage of Donald Trump, soared more than 700% on their first day of trading.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Since June, a group of American and Israeli-born Jews have been meeting every few weeks in New York for a salon-style series of talks that include the perspectives of Palestinians, and of Jews sympathetic to their cause.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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No new technology can replace what a thoughtful culture audit can reveal.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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There have been some excellent ones recently — just check out last year’s Rebel Ridge, a cerebral action thriller directed by Jeremy Saulnier and starring Aaron Pierre as a thoughtful but formidable Marine fighting a crooked sheriff.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Good-hearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-hearted. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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