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kind-hearted

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adjective

  1. characterized by kindness; sympathetic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These kind-hearted acts of closure were performed both for the benefit of these very real, made-up people, and for We the Viewers, who have made them our family.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Paying tribute to her daughter, Michelle said she was "the life of the party", a "kind-hearted, generous, and outgoing" person.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

They described their son as a "kind-hearted soul" who wanted to "make a difference".

From BBC Jan. 25, 2026

But Gary is "the most kind-hearted, warm, vulnerable character I think we've ever made."

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

I was used to this cold treatment, but I couldn’t believe that they would treat my mom, the most kind-hearted person I knew, this way, too.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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