as in to empathize
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Recent Examples of sympathize
The brief clip has left viewers in hysterics, drawing thousands of comments from users who sympathized with the dog's evident disappointment.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The poll found the number of Americans who sympathize with the Palestinians is at the highest level since Gallup began tracking the measure, at 33 percent.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Though many sympathized with Roan, others were quick to deem her ungrateful.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 May 2025
Georgetown faculty have good relationships with many powerful people across the globe who are unlikely to sympathize with some legal hack trying to bully their alma mater.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
The poll found the number of Americans who sympathize with the Palestinians is at the highest level since Gallup began tracking the measure, at 33 percent.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Though many sympathized with Roan, others were quick to deem her ungrateful.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 May 2025
Georgetown faculty have good relationships with many powerful people across the globe who are unlikely to sympathize with some legal hack trying to bully their alma mater.
—Ars Staff, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathize
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Some Reddit users in the comments empathized with the woman.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Still, that doesn’t mean Scott doesn’t empathize with respondents to the Mott Poll and other parents with similar concerns.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 June 2025
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When a video emerged of him sobbing in his locker room stall after coming agonizingly close to winning the title a year ago, his entire native nation commiserated with his pain.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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Meantime Marty and his ex-wife Felicia (Karen Gillan), on good terms, commiserate by phone about the latest roster of calamities.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Sympathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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