Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathizing
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.
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Teammate Malinin, who also had a number of uncharacteristic mistakes in his free program and fell from first to eighth in the men’s event, watched in surprise in the arena, empathizing with the disbelief and pain on Glenn’s face.
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The Los Angeles guitarist and songwriter touches on grief, rejection, and love in lo-fi shoegaze songs that package sunny melodies with comforting gloom.
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The result is a menu that feels familiar and comforting in some moments, while surprising and playful in others.
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They could be seen hugging and consoling each other.
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The outlet reported family members were seen embracing and consoling one another.
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For some children, that meant cheering for Brazil.
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Betts was locked in with Rushing, brimming with confidence, cheering him on.
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This is his way of assuring the public that he did not get taken to the cleaners—because, of course, his affable partners would never do that.
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The city issued a statement on Monday, apologizing for the incident and assuring the public that the inclusion of the images was not intentional.
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Kelly Ripa is, IMO, evidence that L'Oréal Paris’s Revitalift Triple Power Age-Defying Serum works, but the hundreds of five-star ratings are reassuring, too.
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Strategic decisions become stronger when they are grounded in present realities rather than reassuring historical narratives.
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“Sympathizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathizing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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