empathize

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Recent Examples of empathize That's why, as both teams embark on their respective playoff runs on Tuesday, Roberts can empathize with what Boone, who has yet to win a World Series title in his eighth year as the New York skipper, must be dealing with. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, 61% of 18-29-year-olds empathized more with Palestinians, while a 47% plurality of those 65 and older empathized more with Israelis. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 Instead, validate, empathize with and be curious about their feelings and perceptions. Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 Desai does have a Tolstoyan talent for both empathizing with and skewering the upper classes from within. Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for empathize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empathize
sympathize
Verb
  • How even the courts will sympathize with them.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That foggy conclusion leaves the reader in the position of the speaker herself, asking questions about her own capacity to sympathize against her tendency to wonder.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Empathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empathize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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