commiserates

present tense third-person singular of commiserate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserates
Verb
  • The woman empathizes with her husband, who struggles with the emotional toll.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Anne Howard, 38, a social worker who volunteers with the Wendt Center, empathizes.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Another commenter reassures her that privacy matters more than curiosity.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And cultivate the executive presence that reassures stakeholders even amid uncertainty.
    Matthew C. Meade, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Concentrating the Black population in a majority-minority district assures some degree of representation.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Limonov, being dead, is one of the few characters appearing under his own name, and a pre-film credit assures us that The Wizard of the Kremlin is a work of fiction.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • An American Swiftie who also cheers for the Chiefs asked her Brazilian counterparts about it on social media Thursday.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Their 10-year-old daughter cheers three to four times a week and also does runners club twice a week, while their son plays soccer one to two times a week.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For me, that comforts and strengthens my faith.
    Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Julia comforts him with a soothing song, offering her Saint Anthony necklace to watch over him.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Commiserates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserates. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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