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Recent Examples of pathos
Meanwhile, Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos is utterly wasted; as he’s killed off mid-series, his potential as a character is cut short in the name of pathos for his daughter, G’iah (Emilia Clarke).
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Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Ethos, pathos and logos: these three words, in Greek, represent the building blocks of persuasion.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
That said, there are searing moments of pathos from Jarvis (Shōgun) as Elliott, the most gravely wounded of the troop, screaming in agony as he’s dragged across the floor to relative safety, trailing blood.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
However, even in its most awkward turns, the movie finds moments of genuine pathos.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Ethos, pathos and logos: these three words, in Greek, represent the building blocks of persuasion.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
That said, there are searing moments of pathos from Jarvis (Shōgun) as Elliott, the most gravely wounded of the troop, screaming in agony as he’s dragged across the floor to relative safety, trailing blood.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
However, even in its most awkward turns, the movie finds moments of genuine pathos.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathos
Noun
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And then, to forever live on earth, in a place with conflict and pain and sorrow, that’s not her goal.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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In churches like this, where belief is expressed in multiple languages, the loss of a pope is a death in the family, and the sorrow, like the faith, runs deep.—
Janet Shamlian,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Physically active grief travel Grief inevitably brings up a swirl of thoughts and emotions.—
Leslie Hsu Oh,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Grief expert and author David Kessler says that grief must be witnessed, and The Dinner Party premise is about witnessing grief by bringing grievers together in community.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In anguish, the woman wept, asking the heavens why mother and daughter were fated to be separated.—
Karissa Chen,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Even though little about Kumar’s demeanor suggests the 1920s, there is conviction in his anguish for his country.—
Anupama Chopra,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2025
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The sight of the hospital completed my heartache: a beautiful facility only 6 years old, so needed by this little town, slumped in acres of mud.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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But instead of a game-tying extra-base hit, there was more heartache for the Sox when center fielder Byron Buxton made a tremendous diving catch.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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What was supposed to be a championship chase has instead turned into heartbreak.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The heartbreak and breakup that follows ends up being only table-setting for the film’s latter half.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Kennedy described addiction as both a source of misery and a symptom of deeper pain, drawing from his own experience of trying to fill an emotional void with drugs.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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But there is also a compelling symmetry to the fact that a 2-1 comeback win for Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day kicked off all of this Chelsea misery.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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King Charles can't get involved in Prince Harry's security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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He’s done excellent work in Abbotsford, both developing some of the younger players who were called up and impressed down the stretch in the NHL and garnering team success despite his roster being short-handed at times due to Vancouver’s injury woes.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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