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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 sympathizers
Investigators have claimed Mangione was motivated by anger toward the health insurance industry, leading to numerous sympathizers who expressed their own disapproval for the health insurance industry in demonstrations and nearby court hearings after Mangione’s arrest.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Bryant’s book follows the lives of Robinson and Robeson, two high-profile African Americans whose lives were altered during the Cold War and its hunt for communist sympathizers.
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Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
In a society traumatized by the violence of the last 70 years, the new president came to power seeking to resume the path established by the 2016 peace agreement, in which about 13,000 FARC combatants and sympathizers exchanged armed struggle for amnesty and state protection.
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Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
Allan Kardec codified his doctrine in 19th-century France but Brazil traditionally has the largest number of Kardecist Spiritism followers and sympathizers in the world.
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Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
22 May 2026
The prosecutor quietly alerted Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, fearing Nazi sympathizers on the German force might warn Eichmann.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Ramping up the detention of Starlight sympathizers isn’t filling the hole in his heart.
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Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
Chavez and his aides repeatedly claimed that their critics are Communist or grower sympathizers who infiltrated the UFW before turning on it.
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Marcos Breton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
By demanding justice and dignity for the drug-war dead, were nuns, priests, pastors, and other sympathizers not protecting criminals?
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Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Bryant’s book follows the lives of Robinson and Robeson, two high-profile African Americans whose lives were altered during the Cold War and its hunt for communist sympathizers.
—
Bob Kustra,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
In a society traumatized by the violence of the last 70 years, the new president came to power seeking to resume the path established by the 2016 peace agreement, in which about 13,000 FARC combatants and sympathizers exchanged armed struggle for amnesty and state protection.
—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
Allan Kardec codified his doctrine in 19th-century France but Brazil traditionally has the largest number of Kardecist Spiritism followers and sympathizers in the world.
—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
22 May 2026
The prosecutor quietly alerted Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, fearing Nazi sympathizers on the German force might warn Eichmann.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Ramping up the detention of Starlight sympathizers isn’t filling the hole in his heart.
—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
Chavez and his aides repeatedly claimed that their critics are Communist or grower sympathizers who infiltrated the UFW before turning on it.
—
Marcos Breton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
By demanding justice and dignity for the drug-war dead, were nuns, priests, pastors, and other sympathizers not protecting criminals?
—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sympathizers
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The event is open to #LatinaGeeks members, allies and supporters.
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Duplass Brothers Productions is one of the original supporters of the fund, which was created to support micro-budget feature filmmaking by transgender creators.
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That preparation should involve close coordination with allies across the Gulf, Europe, the broader Middle East, and East Asia, whose economies remain deeply dependent on uninterrupted access to Middle Eastern energy resources.
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Lithuania, which borders the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, has been one of Ukraine's staunchest allies during Russian President Vladimir Putin's more than four-year conflict with Kyiv, providing extensive military equipment and financial support.
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“Sympathizers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathizers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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