commiserate

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Recent Examples of commiserate As the potentials go off with Buffy for training, Xander (Nicholas Brendon) takes Dawn aside to commiserate over their lack of specialness: neither has powers, neither has incredible strength. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 When a video emerged of him sobbing in his locker room stall after coming agonizingly close to winning the title a year ago, his entire native nation commiserated with his pain. David Close, CNN Money, 17 June 2025 Meantime Marty and his ex-wife Felicia (Karen Gillan), on good terms, commiserate by phone about the latest roster of calamities. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025 On the other end of the spectrum are passionate amateurs who post stories, serialize novels-in-progress, commiserate about the joys and agonies of writing, talk smack about the literary establishment, and cheer one another on. Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for commiserate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
Verb
  • Juries tend to sympathize with individuals who have a story to tell about how they were swindled by a big, highly profitable company.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Theirs are worlds in which society is able to sympathize with, and even socially accept, a true artificial intelligence.
    Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Tessa, attempting to calm her by empathizing with how her life (and soul) was robbed from her.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 July 2025
  • Workers are expected to empathize, regulate emotion and show up wholeheartedly, often without meaningful organizational support.
    Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • The new bunny toy certainly did the trick to cheer Buzz up.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • At the end of the first half, I was exhausted from cheering.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 11 July 2025

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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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