as in to empathize
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Recent Examples of sympathize
Though many sympathized with Roan, others were quick to deem her ungrateful.
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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
According to traditional narrative logic, audiences should be predisposed to sympathize with this family, who are introduced first and seem like decent Iranian citizens (even if striking a dog doesn’t earn the patriarch any points).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025
June is disappointed, but also sympathizes with Rita's situation.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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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
According to traditional narrative logic, audiences should be predisposed to sympathize with this family, who are introduced first and seem like decent Iranian citizens (even if striking a dog doesn’t earn the patriarch any points).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025
June is disappointed, but also sympathizes with Rita's situation.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathize
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Researchers found that the more the target partner expressed themselves, whether verbally or nonverbally, the more accurately their partner was able to understand and empathize with them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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McDaniel empathizes with Wilson for going through a high-pressure situation as the No. 2 pick in a draft in a media market like New York.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
12 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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On the other end of the spectrum are passionate amateurs who post stories, serialize novels-in-progress, commiserate about the joys and agonies of writing, talk smack about the literary establishment, and cheer one another on.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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“Sympathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathize. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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