as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of commiserate
That night, many patrons — both regulars and those who hadn’t been by in a while — stopped by to commiserate.
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
While the discourse was less frequent at the beginning of her weight-loss journey, the rise of GLP-1s has meant that more people are flocking to her page to commiserate and strategize.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 2 May 2026
The comments commiserate, but the science doesn’t agree.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026
There is hope in words that can reframe our perspectives, entertain and offer humor, or commiserate in our rage or grief.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
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Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
While the discourse was less frequent at the beginning of her weight-loss journey, the rise of GLP-1s has meant that more people are flocking to her page to commiserate and strategize.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 2 May 2026
The comments commiserate, but the science doesn’t agree.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 24 Apr. 2026
There is hope in words that can reframe our perspectives, entertain and offer humor, or commiserate in our rage or grief.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
Verb
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But people who love this town can’t help but sympathize with the narrator’s ex a little bit.—
SPIN Team,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s no outright preaching, no plea to condemn or sympathize either way.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Dorothy Parker recognized and empathized with this fear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Yet there Knicks fans were, in droves, cheering their team on in their first NBA Finals appearance in a quarter-century.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
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But there is no doubt that the NAACP is right about the contradiction of people cheering the exploits of Black athletes at college programs while also cheering the diminishing of Black political representation.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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