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as in caring
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as in charitable
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as in pardoning
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward
it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us
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as in ignoring
to dismiss as of little importance
he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration
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Recent Examples of forgiving
Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In other words, players will have a forgiving safety net in place.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
The elastic waistband is forgiving, which makes this pair easy to slip on and replaces the typical drawstring closure.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
While some viewers were captivated by the raw and intimate moment, others were less forgiving.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
In other words, players will have a forgiving safety net in place.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
The woman’s own mom understood her position, but the MIL was not so forgiving.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
The elastic waistband is forgiving, which makes this pair easy to slip on and replaces the typical drawstring closure.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiving
Adjective
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Overprotective caring behaviours that may lead to emotional and behavioural problems in the dog have also been documented.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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Brooklyn and Nicola had a wonderful time and found Harry and Meghan to be particularly kind, caring and generous.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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This includes reviewing charitable structures and preparing for legislative shifts.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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As with at other Chick-fil-A locations, the chain’s charitable giving policy will focus on contributions to nonprofits that work in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Verb
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FedEx — The stock gained more than 1% after Jefferies upgraded FedEx to buy from hold, saying investors are ignoring the cost-cutting efforts at the packing and shipping company that will continue to drive earnings growth regardless of the macroeconomic challenges.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Yet there’s no ignoring the fact that the Rockies would’ve loved to have Brito penciled in as their second baseman this year.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This can help the development of more conscious leadership and the formation of compassionate teams.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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One way to initiate a more intentional approach to developing people-centric leaders is to explore the compassionate leadership toolkit, which includes a free assessment, and consider attending WorkHuman’s next conference for educational and morale purposes.—
Laurel Donnellan,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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This disorder also affects a parent’s ability to be an attentive and loving caregiver.—
Ty Schepis,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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Parks-Ramage doesn’t come to a specific conclusion, and although some of his more righteous characters seem to be firmly on the reproduction-is-immoral side, his depiction of Gabriel’s childlike wonder and imagination is tender and loving.—
Ilana Masad,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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The bill also calls for the State Department of Education to conduct random surprise visits at private special education institutions.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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Watch any random movie in the Cannes selection and you’re bound to see a parade of opening credits signaling production resources from across Europe, including many national film funds.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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That relationship is built, visit by visit, kind interaction after warm conversation.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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She was known as kind, generous, talented, a great collaborator, easy to be around.—
Ashley Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, as this week’s stock market slump revealed, haphazard threats do not happen in a vacuum.—
Aroop Mukharji,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Mar. 2025
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In lieu of federal regulation, there was a haphazard patchwork of state and local laws surrounding certain foods pre-1906.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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“Forgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgiving. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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