as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of commiserate
However, if Hugh had a hand in raising you, commiserating with you is understandable.
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Sure, the two men would get along, commiserating over the woes of running a busy emergency department, but there’s enough of a distinction.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Ivey commiserated with Aaron about her experiences with her son, Jaden Ivey, who suffered a broken fibula on Jan. 1 while playing with the Detroit Pistons.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Hearing the other move around, flick the light switch on and off, pound the floor, the insomniac empathizes while recognizing that to commiserate would be to bar the door to oblivion for both.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Sure, the two men would get along, commiserating over the woes of running a busy emergency department, but there’s enough of a distinction.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Ivey commiserated with Aaron about her experiences with her son, Jaden Ivey, who suffered a broken fibula on Jan. 1 while playing with the Detroit Pistons.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Hearing the other move around, flick the light switch on and off, pound the floor, the insomniac empathizes while recognizing that to commiserate would be to bar the door to oblivion for both.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
Verb
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Conversely, a record share of Americans now sympathize with the Palestinians.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Warners were stalwart supporters of FDR and his popular New Deal, and the studio worked hard to sympathize with the plight of everyday Americans during the Great Depression.—
Chris Yogerst / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Teens can also learn social skills—how to make small talk, resolve arguments, empathize across differences—in all kinds of platonic relationships.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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Marketers are not empathizing with this audience—or, more accurately, audiences.—
Tim Wragg,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the last slide was a video of her character Zöe, a bartender, dancing with a ketchup bottle with Moynahan and Bello cheering her on.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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One bus transported detainees from Israel’s Ofer prison in the Occupied West Bank to Ramallah where cheering crowds had gathered to greet them.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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