as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of commiserate
Peers were overwhelmingly sympathetic, offering emotional support and advice, or commiserating about their own abuse or neglect.
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Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
China and India have lately made inroads in their historically icy relationship by commiserating over steep, double-digit duties leveled on both countries by the U.S.
More supportive rhetoric came from China’s side this week.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The pay increase must be commiserate with an official increase of hours worked.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
The two spoke and joked about their high school experiences, Woodward said, and commiserated with each other about their challenges at college.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
China and India have lately made inroads in their historically icy relationship by commiserating over steep, double-digit duties leveled on both countries by the U.S.
More supportive rhetoric came from China’s side this week.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
The pay increase must be commiserate with an official increase of hours worked.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
The two spoke and joked about their high school experiences, Woodward said, and commiserated with each other about their challenges at college.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
Verb
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How even the courts will sympathize with them.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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That foggy conclusion leaves the reader in the position of the speaker herself, asking questions about her own capacity to sympathize against her tendency to wonder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To see an artist from as far away as Japan empathize with the miners’ struggle and intentionally incorporate that, alongside the beautiful Welsh landscape, into a film was incredible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To that end, Shadows empathizes with Disturbed frontman David Draiman, who is feeling the heat for his public support of Israel, which resulted in the cancelation of a concert in Belgium.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During Wicked night, Timothy and her mom, Gina, were cheering them both on from the front row of the ballroom.—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Investors cheered the improbable rise of the amateur heavy metal drummer and hard-line conservative, who’s expected to increase defense spending, cut taxes, and revive Japan’s nuclear power industry.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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