sympathized

verb

past tense of sympathize
as in empathized

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  1. empathized
  2. comforted
  3. reassured
  4. assured
  5. consoled
  6. cheered
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  • Clark empathized with short men who tried but failed to find a girlfriend.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • By shining a light on one of her toughest periods (Diana and Charles separated in 1992), Stewart empathized with Diana deeply.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of empathized
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  • Faulk met Ali at a dinner and said on the podcast that he is comforted by the memory.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Ana again became the younger sister being comforted by Jessica.
    — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of comforted
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  • The performance reassured Wall Street that new P&G CEO Shailesh Jejurikar can navigate the tough climate for consumer goods.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Noah’s old temple is only too relieved to bring him back for a trial run, now that they’ve been reassured his life partner will soon become part of their tribe.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reassured
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  • The City of Torrance said it's been affected by the outage but assured residents that services would continue.
    — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The outages are affecting email services in Miami Beach, Austin, and Jacksonville, though officials assured residents that emergency services were still active.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of assured
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  • Tearful midfielder Kimmi Ascanio, consoled by Wave coaches, followed.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Following the reading of the verdict at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Salman broke down crying and was consoled by members of her defense team.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of consoled
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  • Some military groups have cheered the arch, but many others have opposed it or joined efforts to stop construction.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Shops shuttered On Madrid’s Gran Via, one of the capital’s main shopping streets, protesters cheered as stores including Primark, H&M and Pull & Bear drew their shutters amid a heavy riot police presence.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of cheered
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“Sympathized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathized. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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