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Recent Examples of pathos
What sets Brule apart from fellow idiots in similar setups like Borat or Philomena Cunk is Reilly’s ability to present Brule with deep pathos and a sense of mystery, offering glimpses into a dark backstory, all made unsettling by the show’s analog-horror aesthetic.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
And his pathos, along with the film's excellent special effects, is deeply affecting.
—Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
And the film works its way toward a finale of more stoic pathos than might be expected from such a canny franchise extension.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
There are some solid jokes, one extremely weird and creative sequence involving anthropomorphic bacteria, and a sweet ending that arrives at its pathos quite naturally.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
And his pathos, along with the film's excellent special effects, is deeply affecting.
—Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
And the film works its way toward a finale of more stoic pathos than might be expected from such a canny franchise extension.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
There are some solid jokes, one extremely weird and creative sequence involving anthropomorphic bacteria, and a sweet ending that arrives at its pathos quite naturally.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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Of those witnesses, only one testified to seeing Tex show any signs of sorrow.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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Both reflect a deep passion for a particular place—Johnson’s Middle Tennessee, Hiaasen’s South Florida—and a mixture of exasperation and grief at the destruction of the natural world to make room for megamansions and toxic waste dumps.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lawrence explained that the series was originally designed around a three-season arc focusing on grief, forgiveness and moving forward.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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But some congregants’ anguish over October 7th was compounded by dread about Israel’s brutal, indiscriminate response.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Accenting the anguish by bizarre apparent coincidence, less than two weeks later the National Basketball Rules Committee reinstated the dunk — it had been banned for nearly a decade at the amateur level.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday, the singer-songwriter revealed the video for the hometown heartache track, which stars Langley alongside Luke Grimes and Ava Phillippe with special appearances from Miranda Lambert and Kaitlin Butts.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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But, as Will Wade proved on Thursday, those love stories can quickly turn into heartache.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Three Days of Near-Misses The search was not without heartbreak.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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For more than four decades, the Korean immigrant has worked at the shop near Travis Air Force Base, hearing countless stories of loss, sacrifice and heartbreak from military families and service members.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In that case, misery turned into something less miserable (at least until the start of the playoffs).—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Two decades of misery In truth, Italy started the game on top, scoring in the 15th minute through Fiorentina forward Moise Kean to set up what should have been a smooth, routine win.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The list of March's weather woes was long in 2026.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Cora posited pregame that swinging less might improve his team’s offensive woes, but his players struggled to put that theory into action in the early innings.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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