Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserating
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Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images After UConn lost the 2022 NCAA title game, Bird joined other program greats in consoling the Huskies and emphasized that heartbreak is part of every champion's journey.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025 -
Montgomery suffered a season-ending injury on Sunday, announcing the news of his impending surgery by posting a picture of Sonic consoling a crying Knuckles on his Instagram story.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Dec. 2024
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Since then, their roadside stand has evolved into a destination with produce from local growers and a menu of comforting baked goods, lunches, and take-home meals.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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An image shows the poster comforting her golden retriever who is feeling sad after grandma left.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their fight became a cause celebre for the left, with powerful Democratic governors like California’s Gavin Newsom and Illinois’ JB Pritzker joining the cause and many cheering them on.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the video, several of the robot’s engineers can be heard cheering in excitement after the trick.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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Miran’s promise to resist political pressure, however, is key to reassuring financial markets, which have reacted badly to Trump’s campaign against the central bank.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Fresh off the release of her latest solo album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party,Williams is reassuring them that Paramore aren’t going anywhere.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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That is, if a child is not well-loved, or does not routinely experience others empathizing with his or her distress, then that child will learn to fear and suspect others and will be lacking empathic skills.—
Howard Steele,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The response was either reinforcing the emotion by agreeing and empathizing or reinterpreting the situation to help the person see it differently.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Wildlife art can be confining, constricting, customary; contemporary artists are assuring its survival and vibrancy by breaking from the traditional.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In particular, O’Neill proposed doing away with FDA’s 60-year-old mandate of assuring new drugs are both safe and effective in treating disease.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Commiserating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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