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gentleness

NOUN
intentional mildness
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Sweetly recreating Michael’s delicate speaking voice and his gentleness while avoiding coming across as too weird, Mr. Jackson is so charming that it’s easy to forget about Michael’s sins for two hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Her alleged gentleness made up for his anger.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

She described him as "a war hero, our hero, and the family patriarch who wore his position with a gentleness and lightness of touch, unwavering positivity and a resolve to carry on".

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Spryly hilarious, Kelly lends the henpecked husband’s subversive streak a bumbling gentleness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

She coaxed as much gentleness into her voice as she could manage.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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