tender-minded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tender-minded
Adjective
  • The funny thing is, by all accounts, Zaslav is also genuinely sentimental about the network and said to even have it on at his office quite often.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
  • On July 7, Richardson, who played Julia McNamara in the series, was feeling sentimental and reflected on the cast's experience filming the six-season drama in an Instagram post.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Fans' emphatic celebration of Combs' verdict mirrors similar behavior throughout the high-profile trial, which ignited a ferocious media circus among journalists, social media influencers and zealous supporters of Combs.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2025
  • The billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner who catapulted his zealous embrace of President Donald Trump into a powerful position, slashing government spending, now risks sweeping cuts to his own bottom line after resuming the feud that led to their very public bitter split last month.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Vonda Wright, an orthopedic surgeon and author of Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power, had optimistic thoughts.
    Kristin Auble, Vogue, 10 July 2025
  • Some market observers are concerned that investors are being too optimistic.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.
    Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.
    Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
Adjective
  • As many question the fairness and neutrality of political systems, the model of an ideal leader shifts from the administrative back to the messianic.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
  • That sort of rhetoric might land better coming from a more traditional teachers union focused mainly on the classroom, but not from this messianic group of ultra-leftists.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
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“Tender-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tender-minded. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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