Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathizing
Verb
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That is, if a child is not well-loved, or does not routinely experience others empathizing with his or her distress, then that child will learn to fear and suspect others and will be lacking empathic skills.—
Howard Steele,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025 -
The response was either reinforcing the emotion by agreeing and empathizing or reinterpreting the situation to help the person see it differently.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Not exactly a pep talk, but comforting nevertheless.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Designed to burn cleaner, the candles’ comforting scents will fill any room for up to 150 hours.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images After UConn lost the 2022 NCAA title game, Bird joined other program greats in consoling the Huskies and emphasized that heartbreak is part of every champion's journey.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Montgomery suffered a season-ending injury on Sunday, announcing the news of his impending surgery by posting a picture of Sonic consoling a crying Knuckles on his Instagram story.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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People have gotten are watching all of these videos and cheering.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The outlet on Wednesday said that while reporters were covering the news on a livestream, others who were heard cheering in the background were watching a car chase.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Kirk, offering Sandmann encouragement and reassuring him that people cared about him and the truth.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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With every customer issue, start by reassuring the customer that the problem will be resolved.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alaskan authorities are assuring regulations are followed.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In particular, O’Neill proposed doing away with FDA’s 60-year-old mandate of assuring new drugs are both safe and effective in treating disease.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Sympathizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathizing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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