as in compassionate
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
the two passengers exchanged commiserative looks as another delay was announced over the loudspeaker
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Adjective
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Mamdani’s move suggested a new emphasis on compassionate public policy.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Parental leave at full pay for all employees sounds compassionate in the abstract, but the actuarial math is brutal, effectively doubling the cost of teacher absences.—
Lance Christensen,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Willa eludes Lockjaw's goons with the help of Deandra (Regina Hall), a French 75 member, and finds refuge with the Sisters of the Brave Beaver, a convent of sympathetic (if exhausted) nuns.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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This suggests the possibility that Austen’s 1808 letter could be her sympathetic take on her sister’s treating period pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Commiserative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserative. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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