sympathetic
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This, too, marks another sharp break from O’Connor and Kennedy’s more sympathetic treatment of green-card holders and other noncitizens.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
Several spectators said the restrictions had made them more sympathetic toward the team.
From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026
Yet the series allows Lilypad to be a more sympathetic antagonist than the teddy bear it once tied to the grille of a garbage truck in “Toy Story 3.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Some $50,000 in fees flew in from all over, mostly from sympathetic people with no intention of ever coming to play.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
More important, the defamation lawsuits chilled sympathetic coverage of civil rights activism.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing sympathetic
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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