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as in attentive
given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others
a thoughtful offer to watch the neighbors' children on moving day a thoughtful manager who understands that people's families should be more important than their jobs
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as in deliberate
decided on as a result of careful thought
a thoughtful argument for military action
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as in reflective
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
was a quiet and thoughtful child who rarely spoke but when he did, he almost always had something worthwhile to say
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Recent Examples of thoughtful
With a thoughtful approach to long-term growth and emphasis on user satisfaction through ROI adjustments, SolanaStaker aspires to continue setting industry standards for staking platforms.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
While news analysis and thoughtful opinion can generate important social conversations and help citizens understand news, too much opinion that isn’t grounded in facts can also lead to a general atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion.
—Joseph Jones, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Landmarks like Hakone Estate and Gardens and hiking trails throughout our city showcase the seamless blend of natural beauty and thoughtful preservation.
—Belal Aftab, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
By combining modern tools like AI with a thoughtful approach to skills and criteria, organizations can move beyond surface-level signals and discover hidden talent.
—Ishan Gupta, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
While news analysis and thoughtful opinion can generate important social conversations and help citizens understand news, too much opinion that isn’t grounded in facts can also lead to a general atmosphere of mistrust and suspicion.
—Joseph Jones, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Landmarks like Hakone Estate and Gardens and hiking trails throughout our city showcase the seamless blend of natural beauty and thoughtful preservation.
—Belal Aftab, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2025
By combining modern tools like AI with a thoughtful approach to skills and criteria, organizations can move beyond surface-level signals and discover hidden talent.
—Ishan Gupta, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtful
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Dyrholm’s typically fearless performance is attentive to the character’s particular physical restrictions, but with a raging inner clarity that often erupts as a result.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2025
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Dog owners are often known to be extremely attentive to their pets, showering them with treats and affection and generally considering them one of the family.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Learn about your members and make deliberate introductions.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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But the shift was partly produced by deliberate changes to the rules, which were designed to ward off the darker side of teen glory.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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William, 42, sported the camouflage fatigues reflective of his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Merican Regiment, an Army unit involved there, to hear about how the soldiers are securing NATO's eastern flank as part of Operation Cabrit.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Stock performance is not reflective of the value of an economy on an absolute level, said TradeStation’s Russell.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Aquarius: Doc Doc is the kind and sympathetic leader of the dwarves, who encourages everyone to let Snow White stay with them.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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This is how we’re introduced to the story of Snow White’s parents, two kind, generous rulers who long for a child and are thrilled by their daughter’s arrival.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Read more Dua and Callum’s Couple Style Is, Like Them, Hot Turner’s low-key but considered looks are the perfect backdrop to his girlfriend’s more mercurial wardrobe.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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Working from Jeff Nathanson’s screenplay, Jenkins tries to allay a clunky narrative with his intimate and considered style.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Dec. 2024
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The Welsh quartet’s Dead Meat follow-up takes DNA from the Smiths’ melancholy exuberance, the Go-Betweens’ windswept gusto, and gung-ho London punk fervor to formulate a disempowered power-pop that spins insecurity and grief into bundles of melodic joy.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, Pattinson manages to keep things buoyant without diluting the late-capitalism metaphors or the melancholy existentialism.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
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None of these restaurants, which require a higher financial investment than Sora Craft Kitchen, are strictly solo-chef restaurants — their staffs are tiny and caring — but each chef’s individual vision comes through when there are fewer diners to feed.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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At each of the facilities, experienced volunteer health care professionals provide services in a caring environment and partner with laboratories, diagnostic centers, hospitals and treatment centers to connect patients with low-cost options for those additional types of services.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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Boredom is a condition of eternal or transitioning dissatisfaction that can help find a new, contemplative approach to life.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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East of Gatesville, outside Waco, is a convent of contemplative Catholic nuns, the Sisters of Mary Morning Star.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Thoughtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtful. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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