tenderness
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As such, a close-to-home comfort infuses “Fudge” with real tenderness without sacrificing any of Kiwanuka’s signature sonic luxuriance.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Throughout “Growing Up” Baker notes with tenderness the poignant gaps between maternal expectation and reality—and between himself and the colorful members of his sprawling and opinionated family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“It’s a very dissociative experience for me, so the people coming to share their tenderness is like, bring it on!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
A labelman, played with equal parts tenderness and sleaze by Hanks, swoops in to take the boys on a tour of state fairs.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
The poor boy has an even greater need for tenderness than I do.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing tenderness
Novel Study: The Crucible, Acts 3–4
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The Suffix -ness, Part 1
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