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Whitaker’s open sympathizing with Trump’s frequent complaints about the Mueller investigation resulted in an unusually close relationship between a president and a staffer of his level. — Murray Waas, Vox, "Exclusive: Trump loyalist Matthew Whitaker was counseling the White House on investigating Clinton," 9 Nov. 2018 There’s a moral value in sympathizing with the person consigned to this grim work. — Michael Friedrich, The New Republic, "Spirit of the Strip Mall," 24 May 2018 Syriza grew out of Greece’s anticapitalist far left, parts of which sympathized with Marxist and anarchist urban guerrillas. — Nektaria Stamouli, WSJ, "Recent Explosions in Greece Spark Worries of Emerging Urban Violence," 27 Dec. 2018 After all, nobody sympathizes with a workforce that averages $4.4 million in salary – yet that salary has remained flat even as industry revenues approach $11 billion. — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, "MLB players survey: Sounding off on umps, shifts, steroids - and whether to strike back," 28 June 2018 Bogenschutz sympathizes for his client, who was on a good path after being set free from house arrest several months ago. — Heran Mamo, Billboard, "XXXTentacion's Lawyer Says He Encouraged Beefing Up Security Before Artist's Fatal Shooting," 25 June 2018 Meanwhile, Grindelwald has escaped his American prison and is rallying wizards who sympathize with his desire to take over both the wizarding and mundane worlds. — Tasha Robinson, The Verge, "Even for the Harry Potter hardcore, Crimes of Grindelwald is one convoluted movie," 8 Nov. 2018 For many of his supporters, this clean slate outweighs his history as a retired army captain who has publicly sympathized with Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship and has often lashed out against gays, blacks and indigenous and women’s rights. — Paulo Trevisani, WSJ, "With Few Jobs and Much Anger, Brazilians Go to the Polls," 25 Oct. 2018 The premier, who sympathizes with the euroskeptic 5-Star Movement, the government's main partner, indicated that Italian authorities had been too elastic in granting humanitarian protection. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy tightens eligibility for migrant protection," 24 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sympathize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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