sympathize

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Recent Examples of sympathize These upper-crust elites are ones we’re meant, at the end of the day, to sympathize with and root for. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025 In an alternate universe, the inconsistencies in both countries’ foreign policies would help each one better understand and sympathize with the other. Michelle Gavin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2025 While fans who know the game will enjoy the inside jokes and sympathize when the performers roll horribly, people new to the game don’t have to worry about previous knowledge. Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 According to a recent Quinnipiac poll, Democrats sympathize with Palestinians over Israelis by a whopping 43 points. Nathan Diament, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sympathize
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Verb
  • To see an artist from as far away as Japan empathize with the miners’ struggle and intentionally incorporate that, alongside the beautiful Welsh landscape, into a film was incredible.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • To that end, Shadows empathizes with Disturbed frontman David Draiman, who is feeling the heat for his public support of Israel, which resulted in the cancelation of a concert in Belgium.
    Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The clubhouse broke into small circles to commiserate.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • On the heels of Karen’s sentencing, the women gather at Gizelle’s house to commiserate, and spend the whole scene dancing between concern, empathy, and absurdity.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025

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

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