as in to empathize
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Recent Examples of sympathize
According to a February poll from the Public Religion Research Institute, a majority of Republicans support or sympathize with Christian nationalism.
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns also took to social media to express his support for Marte.
Towns, like Marte, lost his mother and can sympathize with what Marte went through.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Abbott makes the reader empathize and sympathize with her characters.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
However, other commenters sympathized with the OP — particularly regarding the Hawaii invite that was rescinded — and encouraged a direct conversation.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns also took to social media to express his support for Marte.
Towns, like Marte, lost his mother and can sympathize with what Marte went through.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Abbott makes the reader empathize and sympathize with her characters.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
However, other commenters sympathized with the OP — particularly regarding the Hawaii invite that was rescinded — and encouraged a direct conversation.
—Stephanie Guerilus, People.com, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathize
Verb
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Tessa, attempting to calm her by empathizing with how her life (and soul) was robbed from her.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Workers are expected to empathize, regulate emotion and show up wholeheartedly, often without meaningful organizational support.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Ballard commiserated with Parker that night, at her home over some beers, until a couple black-and-whites pulled up, lights strobing, to arrest her for Olivas’ murder!—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 July 2025
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While weighing his options, Bernstein reached out to several of his friends in the restaurant industry to both commiserate and explore his options.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Sympathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathize. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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