Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserating
Verb
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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 -
Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images After UConn lost the 2022 NCAA title game, Bird joined other program greats in consoling the Huskies and emphasized that heartbreak is part of every champion's journey.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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The collection’s other two varieties also fit the theme of nostalgic, comforting flavors that Stiller enjoyed as a kid.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Soup season means comforting soups, soul-warming stews, and hearty chilis are back on the menu—and everything instantly feels a little cozier.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mike Hallquist to make a motion for Seals's censure, which failed and was followed by cheering support by Seals' supporters.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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And this is who people are cheering for?—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Health regulators and government officials in Australia, the EU, South Africa, and the UK issued statements reassuring citizens that the drug — known as paracetamol outside North America — is safe.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Officials have been less than reassuring.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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The response was either reinforcing the emotion by agreeing and empathizing or reinterpreting the situation to help the person see it differently.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Multiple health care and professional organizations, including the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Autism Science Foundation and UC Davis' MIND Institute, have issued statements assuring the public that acetaminophen is safe to take during pregnancy.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Best case scenario for the Red Sox would be the Tigers sweeping the Guardians, knocking them out of the picture and likely assuring both an AL Central title for Detroit and a playoff berth for Boston.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Commiserating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserating. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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