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as in sympathy
sorrow or the capacity to feel sorrow for another's suffering or misfortune
treats the homeless with great compassion
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as in kindness
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune
has no compassion for people who squander their money
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Recent Examples of compassion
Her energy, compassion, and independence touched everyone who knew her, and her absence leaves an immeasurable void in our lives.
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Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Clients seek not only representation but also compassion and clarity during times of difficulty.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
In the play, Salazar explores trauma, resilience and love through humor, compassion and physicality.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Thank you so much for your kindness, compassion, and support.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
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Lilleaas shares her character’s sympathy for the inability of different generations to connect.—
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No sympathy for Maduro Maduro, the ruthless dictator arrested with his wife and flown to New York for trial, deserves no sympathy.—
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For months afterward, kindness arrived in unexpected forms — neighbors bringing food, strangers offering furniture, friends calling daily.—
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
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One of the biggest things is carrying the weight of the empathy, of feeling people’s issues or how people feel.—
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Featuring families across Ireland, Spain, and America, Tóibín is an author with incredible empathy for the human condition and these stories will be a perfect read for anyone who cares about the short story form.—
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Kipling City Pack Backpack Pocket space is at the very heart of this backpack’s design, which has over five different compartments on the interior and exterior.—
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What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
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“Compassion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compassion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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