as in kindness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others
volunteers at the shelter tended to all the animals in their care with great tenderness
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Also, not to be too literal about it, but: The idea that pain, or regret, or tenderness, or whatever the brands want to call it, is something a person can decide not to participate in is fiction.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
There’s tenderness and frustration, playfulness and sarcasm; respect and fatigue.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Outfielder Jake Fraley hasn’t played since Tuesday night with left calf tenderness.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 10 May 2025
That my son was loved, and held, and bathed by this woman with such tenderness brought the tears back all over again.
—Domenica Ruta, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
There’s tenderness and frustration, playfulness and sarcasm; respect and fatigue.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Outfielder Jake Fraley hasn’t played since Tuesday night with left calf tenderness.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 10 May 2025
That my son was loved, and held, and bathed by this woman with such tenderness brought the tears back all over again.
—Domenica Ruta, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenderness
kindness
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By Carol McCloud, Illustrated by David Messing Summary: This book explains clearly and simply how everyone has an invisible bucket that can be filled through small acts of kindness or emptied by acts of thoughtlessness or cruelty.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Please advise me how to navigate this tricky territory with respect and kindness.—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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“Tenderness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenderness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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