as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of commiserate
With email unavailable, users went to social media to complain and commiserate.
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
In online forums, Cybertruck owners commiserate about the ongoing ridicule and people throwing food at the truck.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
After the Waves' tough loss, Isla is commiserating alone in the arena when Jay appears to comfort her.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The two would often commiserate about the stereotypical roles they were being asked to audition for.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
In online forums, Cybertruck owners commiserate about the ongoing ridicule and people throwing food at the truck.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
After the Waves' tough loss, Isla is commiserating alone in the arena when Jay appears to comfort her.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
The two would often commiserate about the stereotypical roles they were being asked to audition for.
—Max Gao, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
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Across more than two hours of arguments, a majority of the justices sympathized with the Montgomery County, Md., parents’ claims that the lack of an opt-out option substantially burdens their First Amendment rights to freely exercise their religion.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2025
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Jones deduces the problem right away, and orders the studio cleared, save for Stevie Wonder and Richie, who also sympathizes.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Lennox’s honesty sparked a wave of support from fellow artists then, including Kehlani and T-Pain, who empathized with her struggles and encouraged her to pursue independence.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The fact that the game asked us to then empathize with Abby, whose vengeful slaughter is so utterly devoid of anything like humanity, irked me even more.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tuesday was a big night for Stephen Curry — and his girls were there to cheer him on!—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Brian Doss loved driving in derbies, and his fiancee Schuman would be right there cheering him on, their obituaries said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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