as in to empathize
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Recent Examples of sympathize
The worse things get, the more this movie sympathizes with Gary and Irwin for their parts in it.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
But people who love this town can’t help but sympathize with the narrator’s ex a little bit.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
On social media, parents who have been-there-done-that sympathized with the handlers.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
Today, 65 percent of Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians, and 17 percent sympathize more with Israelis.
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Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
22 Mar. 2026
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
But people who love this town can’t help but sympathize with the narrator’s ex a little bit.
—
Spin Team,
SPIN,
20 Apr. 2026
On social media, parents who have been-there-done-that sympathized with the handlers.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
Today, 65 percent of Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians, and 17 percent sympathize more with Israelis.
—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
22 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sympathize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathize
empathize
Verb
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Designing an experience that would allow audiences to genuinely empathize with the characters after watching the film was absolutely essential to the project.
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Knowing how patients start using substances to numb the pain of experiences like these helped participants empathize with patients who use substances.
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“Sympathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathize. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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