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as in attentive
given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others
a thoughtful offer to watch the neighbors' children on moving day a thoughtful manager who understands that people's families should be more important than their jobs
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as in deliberate
decided on as a result of careful thought
a thoughtful argument for military action
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as in reflective
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
was a quiet and thoughtful child who rarely spoke but when he did, he almost always had something worthwhile to say
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Recent Examples of thoughtful
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Duff captioned the snap, which showed Banks in a bathtub with a thoughtful look on her face.
—Taiwo Balogun, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Your thoughtful attention can help someone feel genuinely seen.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Because, if anything, your New Year’s resolution should be to shop in a more deliberate and thoughtful way.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
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In an era when attentive service often feels like a relic — perhaps another quiet casualty of the pandemic — this kind of efficiency now registers as something close to remarkable.—
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To keep yourself safe outdoors, CPW says be attentive and look for signs a cat may be around.—
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Since the boycott, PEN has donated to Palestinian aid organizations, highlighted writers and journalists who have been targeted and killed by Israel, and released a report on the deliberate destruction of Palestinian cultural heritage.—
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Many of these cases were traced back to individuals who would not have passed a more deliberate vetting process.—
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The mesh uppers are secure but not snug, and the reflective details come in handy for early morning or evening runs.—
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Brent Weinstein’s trip to London did not go unnoticed in the UK agenting world and was reflective of where the industry finds itself as 2026 kicks off.—
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One reviewer noted ]that the supportive style was especially kind to their wide feet, high arches, and bunions.—
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Maybe some of the psychedelics and kind bud was replaced by Advil, Pepto and Ben Gay.—
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Credit scores typically range from 300 to 850, with scores of around 670 and higher considered good.—
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Still, others are happiest at a considered farm stay or upstate hideaway, where the pleasure lies in quiet mornings and befriending animals on the farm.—
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Cookie cravings, a tinge of melancholy, and the urge to hibernate and fix your life all at once.—
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There is a note of melancholy associated with the former house, as the dormitory long bore the name of a student, Emily Cluett, who had caught the flu more than a century ago and died.—
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June 21 – July 22 Security grows from today’s caring choices.—
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My hope is that teachers will stay strong and stay committed to making schools child-centered, warm and caring.—
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The ledger is the foundation of reasoned conclusion.—
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The differences between any given Grokipedia and Wikipedia entry are in some sense hard to debate because there is no shared ground upon which to have a reasoned disagreement; to gravitate toward Grokipedia is to leave the world of evidence for that of belief.—
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“Thoughtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtful. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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