as in supporter
someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support
doesn't have many sympathizers since everyone knows he brought his troubles on himself
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Recent Examples of sympathizer
Jeffrey Breinholt, an architect of the material support statutes who spent three decades as a federal terrorism prosecutor, defends the laws as crucial to closing loopholes that were exploited by foreign militant groups and their domestic sympathizers.
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Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
What emerges from her lifelong attempts at maintaining personal and public cohesion makes for grimly fascinating viewing, reflected in her public defamations in the media and the chilling private messages of support from her sympathizers.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Whether a genuine Catholic sympathizer or, from the outset, a double agent, he was tortured and returned to England.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Quantrill, like other prominent Confederates such as the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, was mythologized by Confederate sympathizers.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Her husband, Yoon, declared martial law in December, ostensibly as part of a nationwide campaign to root out North Korean sympathizers and anti-South Korean actors within the government.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
According to private analysts who track far-right extremist activities, the Active Club network has a core membership of 400 to 1,200 white men globally, plus sympathizers, online supporters and passive members.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
At one point, he was captured by the British on suspicion of being a Patriot sympathizer during the American Revolution.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Perceptions of the event ranged from a soul-restoring display of public compassion to a misguided attempt to wade into a complex debate with a cast of Hamas sympathizers.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
What emerges from her lifelong attempts at maintaining personal and public cohesion makes for grimly fascinating viewing, reflected in her public defamations in the media and the chilling private messages of support from her sympathizers.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Whether a genuine Catholic sympathizer or, from the outset, a double agent, he was tortured and returned to England.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Quantrill, like other prominent Confederates such as the Ku Klux Klan’s first grand wizard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, was mythologized by Confederate sympathizers.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Her husband, Yoon, declared martial law in December, ostensibly as part of a nationwide campaign to root out North Korean sympathizers and anti-South Korean actors within the government.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025
According to private analysts who track far-right extremist activities, the Active Club network has a core membership of 400 to 1,200 white men globally, plus sympathizers, online supporters and passive members.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
At one point, he was captured by the British on suspicion of being a Patriot sympathizer during the American Revolution.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Perceptions of the event ranged from a soul-restoring display of public compassion to a misguided attempt to wade into a complex debate with a cast of Hamas sympathizers.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathizer
supporter
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Participants are currently gathering pledges from friends and supporters.—
Nate Heinold,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fields had plenty of supporters in the locker room and even on the staff.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Sympathizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathizer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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