as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of commiserate
After enduring the prolonged process of divorcing his ex-wife, Driver's Charlie Barber commiserates with friends at a bar.
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Few in the sport can comprehend or commiserate with his circumstances, but all inside his clubhouse appreciate it.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for commiserate
Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Few in the sport can comprehend or commiserate with his circumstances, but all inside his clubhouse appreciate it.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for commiserate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserate
Verb
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Read Next National Do Americans sympathize with Israelis or Palestinians?—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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If the war concerned solely territorial integrity, Europeans would sympathize with the Confederacy.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Researchers found that the more the target partner expressed themselves, whether verbally or nonverbally, the more accurately their partner was able to understand and empathize with them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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McDaniel empathizes with Wilson for going through a high-pressure situation as the No. 2 pick in a draft in a media market like New York.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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This week, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney cheered the latest ruling.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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In Boise, people argued, cheered, hurled insults and booed during the City Council’s May 6 meeting to make the Pride flag official.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 June 2025
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“Commiserate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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