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Recent Examples of pathos
The stories of Jimmy, the twins, Charlie and Raisin aren’t without pathos.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Anderson’s sweetly touching performance as an aging-out Vegas dancer is rescued from pathos by the thinnest glimmer of hope and dignity — something like the shine of a gum wrapper’s foil.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The dialogue and the dramaturgy, in contrast, strain for jokes and over-ladle the pathos.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Fans of the fourth installment of HBO’s anthology series will recall the line, the mix of pathos and mystique.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Anderson’s sweetly touching performance as an aging-out Vegas dancer is rescued from pathos by the thinnest glimmer of hope and dignity — something like the shine of a gum wrapper’s foil.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The dialogue and the dramaturgy, in contrast, strain for jokes and over-ladle the pathos.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Fans of the fourth installment of HBO’s anthology series will recall the line, the mix of pathos and mystique.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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Residents gathered in Hostages Square, outside Israel's defense headquarters, as sorrow set in across the country.—
Chris Kenning,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The sorrows of the women are also narrativized with poignancy and emotionality.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Her character, psychotherapist and grief specialist Dr. Gabriela Torabi, was revealed to be the architect of the post-apocalyptic world where the show takes place.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Tompa’s superb performance outlines the better version of herself that Orsolya would like to be, not least through her sincere, searching expressions of grief, but that integrity is often blurred by glibness and complacency.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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The loss of 67 lives, many of them young people, fills me with anguish.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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It is filled with people waiting for resettlement, living with constant anguish while facing the risk of arrest and deportation.—
Anne Chan,
NBC News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Haley Mlotek’s new book provides neither catharsis nor remedies for heartache, but rather a tender exploration of human intimacy.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Residents, friends and classmates attended the vigil, expressing their disbelief and heartache over London’s death.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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Renditions of those melancholic hymns, which often told of homesickness and heartbreak, played from a speaker in the courtyard.—
Chris Schalkx,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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As will the crushing blow of heartbreak and the irrational jealousy and anger directed at anyone who gets close to that person.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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One of the few remaining positives in his life is upended before the pilot comes to a close, pushing poor Ted that much further into misery.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2025
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Human misery and environmental devastation proved the cost of turning coffee from a luxury good into a staple.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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To hospital workers, the financial woes are all too real.—
Claire Fu,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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That latter woe included a case of shoulder inflammation last season and additional shoulder soreness over the offseason.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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