as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of commiserate
Pitts was among those who took to social media platforms to crowdsource advice and commiserate this week, as President Donald Trump’s trade war with America’s closest allies sends tremors through millions of savers’ retirement investments.
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Alexandra Byrne, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
With email unavailable, users went to social media to complain and commiserate.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
In online forums, Cybertruck owners commiserate about the ongoing ridicule and people throwing food at the truck.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
After the Waves' tough loss, Isla is commiserating alone in the arena when Jay appears to comfort her.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
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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).—
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June is disappointed, but also sympathizes with Rita's situation.—
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By portraying characters who openly grapple with their mental health challenges, the film invites audiences to empathize and reflect.—
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However, the new directors immediately empathized with the film's central character.—
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But these crowds cheered — screamed, really — at getting to hear new Pulp material.—
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Meanwhile, Bronze could be seen lying at the top of a blow-up slide before sliding down and joining his sister as dad Patrick helped from the sidelines with the activities while Brittany cheered them on.—
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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