sympathetic
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Maybe she could have used a sympathetic ear Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Mid-morning shoppers give the dragon, who was, of course, slain in the legend by England's patron saint, sympathetic looks.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
A sympathetic observer might fairly wonder what the point is of a grand moral pronouncement—one issued by the pope or any religious figure—that doesn’t offend or seriously challenge honored cultural arbiters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The American spies didn’t do it for money, which Cuba had little of, but because they were sympathetic to the revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
He is sympathetic to the slaveholding South and opposes any limit on slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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