as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of commiserate
Some commiserated about the uncertainty that the tariff plans had created for their businesses and the economy.
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Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
At an El Segundo Residence Inn, evacuees from L.A.’s fires share news, knock down rumors and commiserate in a way only those experiencing the same trauma can.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By the end of the month, commiserating had turned into organizing.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Josiah Carter Stew, Below Deck Season 6 Our first-ever stew with a Y chromosome became Kate Chastain’s gay bestie, and the two were a great duo, always cracking jokes and commiserating about their terrible co-worker Caroline Bedol.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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Ana Swanson, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
At an El Segundo Residence Inn, evacuees from L.A.’s fires share news, knock down rumors and commiserate in a way only those experiencing the same trauma can.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By the end of the month, commiserating had turned into organizing.
—Charles Homans, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Josiah Carter Stew, Below Deck Season 6 Our first-ever stew with a Y chromosome became Kate Chastain’s gay bestie, and the two were a great duo, always cracking jokes and commiserating about their terrible co-worker Caroline Bedol.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
Verb
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Reddit users sympathized with the pregnant woman in the comments section.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump empathized with Adams in public remarks, comparing the mayor’s legal woes to his own in criticizing the DOJ under the Biden administration as politicized.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Netflix also made statements clarifying its position during the Chappelle scandal and publicly empathized with aggrieved staff members.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Minutes later, the Canadian fans were cheering for something else.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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About halfway through the evening, Timberlake left the larger main stage with band members and dancers and walked through the main floor past cheering audience members who asked for and received high fives or took selfies with him.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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