as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of condole
Despite nationwide protests, the prime minister has not yet condemned Lankesh’s murder or condoled with her family.
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Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condole
Verb
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Democratic sympathy for Israelis has fallen to 17%, the lowest level ever recorded, while 65% now sympathize with Palestinians.—
Jacki Karsh,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Dean, Google's chief scientist, received the memo and appeared to sympathize with at least some of the concerns.—
Jennifer Elias,MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This will help people empathize a lot more.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The 1995 film version of this exchange between Charlotte and Lizzy, in which the former is portrayed cooly by the unflappable Lucy Scott, challenges the audience’s ability to empathize with Charlotte’s pragmatism, and seems to encourage us to side with Elizabeth’s dismay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some flew in from the West Coast, hungry for an opportunity to commiserate.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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When Mom reached Dad on the telephone in the White House pantry to commiserate over the earth-shattering news, Dad’s response was disbelieving.—
John Wrory Ficklin,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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By narrowing the ban to just polystyrene and allowing customers to ask for plastic straws and utensils, Bumgardner said he’d been assured groups such as the Connecticut Business and Industry Association would not actively oppose the effort.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Washington coach Brian Keefe seemed fine with Adebayo scoring big to assure the Heat won the game right to the point his team was on the embarrassing side of history.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Vandy’s star guard Tyler Tanner, who finished with 20, ran the length of the court smiling, unbothered, so often that Florida took to comforting him.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The food's never been better with a lineup of comforting Italian/American dishes.—
The Providence Journal,
The Providence Journal,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The close-ups of the fans who did stay in pain, looking away in disgust and consoling one another, were powerful.—
Joe Prince-Wright,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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In both cases Jesse took the time to call our parents to console them and to send them flowers.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With many fans cheering him on, one interfered and led him off course.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Many wore Republican Party gear and cheered his recent foreign policy moves in Venezuela and Iran.—
Andres Oppenheimer
March 12,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While the International Energy Agency said Wednesday its members would make a record 400 million barrels of oil available from their emergency reserves, some economists believe that would do little to reassure markets.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates, along with many other countries, has mobilised air defenses as attacks have continued into the second week of the conflict and rushed to reassure citizens and international investors, whom the country has been courting for years.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Emma Graham,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Condole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condole. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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