empathetic
adjective
em·pa·thet·ic
ˌem-pə-ˈthe-tik 
: involving, characterized by, or based on empathy
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an empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point
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The best type of leadership style is one that is both resilient and empathetic.
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Mohit Gupta, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, the film seems arguably one of his least Lynchian works, and yet his empathetic sensibility and his instinct for passionately tactile images combined to create a masterwork of historical reconstruction.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
From January 19 to February 18, the sun will be shining its light on the innovative and progressive water-bearer, the empathetic air sign whose duty is to help the people of the world attain success by not putting their egos and ambitions first.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2025
People where empathetic, but some didn’t know what to say or how to respond.
—Tamara Conniff, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mohit Gupta, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
In retrospect, the film seems arguably one of his least Lynchian works, and yet his empathetic sensibility and his instinct for passionately tactile images combined to create a masterwork of historical reconstruction.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
From January 19 to February 18, the sun will be shining its light on the innovative and progressive water-bearer, the empathetic air sign whose duty is to help the people of the world attain success by not putting their egos and ambitions first.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2025
People where empathetic, but some didn’t know what to say or how to respond.
—Tamara Conniff, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Empathetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathetic. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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