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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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This is a fascinating and thoughtful picture, one that doesn’t need to resort to extremes to paint an accurate picture of what America and the world are up against right now, in terms of one particular past and possibly future president.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
District 2 – Terry Taplin Seeking his second term, Taplin is thoughtful and reflective about his role on the council.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Ultimately, religiously themed films that combine thoughtful exploration with dynamic storytelling tend to leave a lasting impact.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Rebutting those charges, John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, says the Republican presidential candidate is not thoughtful enough to be a fascist.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
District 2 – Terry Taplin Seeking his second term, Taplin is thoughtful and reflective about his role on the council.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Ultimately, religiously themed films that combine thoughtful exploration with dynamic storytelling tend to leave a lasting impact.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Rebutting those charges, John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, says the Republican presidential candidate is not thoughtful enough to be a fascist.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtful
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My wife reaches out to them and often sends little attentive trinkets.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Meals are served oceanside in elegant, open-air restaurants, where the service is attentive but never intrusive.Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Franko, a wiry man of forty-four with a sharp, deliberate voice, sat reviewing his points for the morning: Arizona’s Proposition 314, a measure designed to allow state officials to round up and deport undocumented border crossers, topped the list.Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Take small, deliberate actions that contradict your limiting belief.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Again, wholly unsurprising, but not reflective of what appears to be the general sentiment not just among critics, but the majority of fans.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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But Wyatt had independently been having similar reflective conversations with his friend Li.Fred Topel, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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While a Harris administration may be kinder than Biden’s to Big Tech, companies centered around the gig economy could be at risk, according to a note from Bank of America seen by CNBC.Greg McKenna, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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And Johnson would not leave the Yankee Stadium field without a few kind words for Fernando Valenzuela, who died last week.Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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These are words that reflect a more considered and customized approach in providing wellness experiences.Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Through it all, Smith navigates his character’s many heavy situations with a careful and considered performance.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Their vocal blend was beautiful and really underscored the melancholy essence of the melody and lyrics.Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024
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Whale brings a camp sensibility to the return of his melancholy monster — played, once again, by the incomparable Boris Karloff — that's decades before its time, combining it with striking black-and-white photography for a deliciously macabre movie experience that hasn't aged a day.Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Agape is less about passion and more about nurturing a stable, supportive, caring and respectful relationship.Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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While her life is immediately filled with caring, sympathetic friends (all played, quite charmingly, by Peter Francis James and Kate MacCluggage), someone new enters with that email from the other coast.Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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This contemplative film paints a picture of a city paralyzed by a deep economic crisis, a faltering revolution, and a looming doomsday.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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My approach to the situation is certainly not one of contemplative passivity.Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Thoughtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtful. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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