as in sympathetic
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possible to understand because of being like something you have known, experienced, etc.
The show has likable characters in relatable situations.
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Recent Examples of relatable
Blume’s candid stories about puberty and adolescence continue to resonate with readers decades after publication, offering relatable insight into growing up.
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Finding a way to make something both deeply relatable and hilarious is a cornerstone of BriTANicK’s work.
—William Earl, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Lizzy’s disbelief and judgement, upon hearing of Charlotte’s engagement, is relatable—but so too is Charlotte’s rebuttal.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
This is hagiography fit for an age that prefers its heroes to be relatable.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
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Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Finding a way to make something both deeply relatable and hilarious is a cornerstone of BriTANicK’s work.
—William Earl, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
Lizzy’s disbelief and judgement, upon hearing of Charlotte’s engagement, is relatable—but so too is Charlotte’s rebuttal.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
This is hagiography fit for an age that prefers its heroes to be relatable.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatable
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Willa eludes Lockjaw's goons with the help of Deandra (Regina Hall), a French 75 member, and finds refuge with the Sisters of the Brave Beaver, a convent of sympathetic (if exhausted) nuns.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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This suggests the possibility that Austen’s 1808 letter could be her sympathetic take on her sister’s treating period pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Her reasoning is frustrating, but understandable — her husband (Yao), now a vampire, is taunting her outside, and Remmick has threatened to kill her daughter back in town.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The decision will be understandable.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Kaplan has represented District 1 since 2022, but is a familiar name in local politics.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Nearly every cinematic space voyage, however far flung, brushes up against familiar terrain.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Within a few years, Thayer’s band — Joe Rockhead, fronted by future Austin music fixture Bob Schneider — was one of the city’s most recognizable funk acts.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Mar. 2026
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Today, the park offers world-class climbing and some of the most recognizable natural landmarks in the world, including El Capitan, Half Dome, and the annual firefall phenomenon.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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The International Energy Agency said its member countries would unlock 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves to ease the impact of the Middle East war, the biggest such release ever.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Leavitt later said such escorts had not taken place but remained an option if required.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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Controlling Iran’s oil in any similar fashion has not been a main topic of conversation inside the administration, people familiar with the situation told Semafor.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The team found a major levoglucosan peak centered around 1128 CE, coinciding with a similar peak recorded from the Schwarzboden mire peat core, another important reservoir of atmospheric history sampled about 12 miles southeast of Weißseespitze.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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