Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserating
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Thomson also talked about all the Phillies players consoling Kerkering after the game.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025 -
The issue is whether the focus remains, as promised, on celebrating the team’s victories (or consoling their defeats).—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Set it, forget it, and let the slow cooker make this thick, creamy, and comforting chili.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Making kids feel responsible for your emotions Some parents unknowingly expect kids to regulate their stress by comforting them.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
12 Oct. 2025
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When 4-year-old Luca Silva of Northridge, California, was practicing ordering his own food, his mom, Callie Foster, stood nearby, cheering him on.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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The actresses continue to support each other publicly, with Walter cheering Hendrix on during her journey on Dancing with the Stars.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The reigning champions, Arsenal, got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Benfica, but their performance was far from reassuring.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a more dovish tone on monetary policy yesterday, reassuring investors that the central bank remains attentive to both inflation and a softening labor market.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Desai does have a Tolstoyan talent for both empathizing with and skewering the upper classes from within.—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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That is, if a child is not well-loved, or does not routinely experience others empathizing with his or her distress, then that child will learn to fear and suspect others and will be lacking empathic skills.—
Howard Steele,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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No date had been fixed as yet, one of them kept assuring me — only to have the official call me in late October and say, in very apologetic tones, that the landing had suddenly happened nearly overnight, because ASN’s ship had been in the area and had some time to spare.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mix in front-office executives assuring playing time to certain players, regardless of performance, and turmoil in the clubhouse could have easily brewed — and justifiably so.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Commiserating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserating. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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