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Recent Examples of pathos
With his father, Griffin takes this story and gives it extraordinary momentum and tragic pathos.
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Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
The Monkey works not by abandoning the pathos that has overwhelmed the recent sleepy King adaptations, but by finding a way there through parody and comically excessive violence.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Bless the actors’ attempts to instill their roles with pathos and gravitas, but the material is achingly not there for them.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The pathos — the edge between laughter and tears has rarely been so near and so fine.
—Juliana Barbassa, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
The Monkey works not by abandoning the pathos that has overwhelmed the recent sleepy King adaptations, but by finding a way there through parody and comically excessive violence.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Bless the actors’ attempts to instill their roles with pathos and gravitas, but the material is achingly not there for them.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The pathos — the edge between laughter and tears has rarely been so near and so fine.
—Juliana Barbassa, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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Now his parents have photos of Sammy on the North Carolina campus during a visit, a condolence letter from the university and deep sorrow for a life cut short.—
Michael Cuglietta,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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But Magnani elevates Serafina into a lightning storm of rage, sorrow, and vengeance.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Hancock opened up about his struggle with depression, anxiety, grief and PTSD following the September 2024 shooting, which also left nine people injured.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
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Holding grief and joy in each hand, Peters’ latest tells of tradition, systemic discrimination and resilience.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But last year's Olympics were also a major source of anguish.—
Christopher Intagliata,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Every repeat viewing of Abraham's performance reveals some new moment of humiliation — some fresh sickening glimmer of anguish that feels all too familiar.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Bottom line There will be plenty of heartache among federal workers, in California and across the nation, as the bureaucracy gets a severe pruning.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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The mom of three has seen her fair share of heartache.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Renditions of those melancholic hymns, which often told of homesickness and heartbreak, played from a speaker in the courtyard.—
Chris Schalkx,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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Paquita la del Barrio rose to fame with her anthems about infidelity and heartbreak.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Adding to woes are issues with transporting coal via rail and the Russian central bank's record high key interest rate of 21 percent aimed at curbing soaring inflation of 9.5 percent.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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At recent school board meetings, Keller officials have partly blamed the district’s financial woes on declining enrollment, which has resulted in less state funding.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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