as in to empathize
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In the comments, many people sympathized with the woman's stance that the husband's gift idea doesn't actually seem like much of a gift.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Then, halfway through 2021, around the same time that the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol was formed, a narrative that sympathized with the January 6th rioters started making its way from the far-right fringes into right-wing media.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
The group appears to sympathize with Russia and seeks to discredit Ukraine’s propaganda.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
While some users sympathized with the passenger's experience, others found humor in it.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Erin Clack, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Then, halfway through 2021, around the same time that the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol was formed, a narrative that sympathized with the January 6th rioters started making its way from the far-right fringes into right-wing media.
—Tess Owen, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2025
The group appears to sympathize with Russia and seeks to discredit Ukraine’s propaganda.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
While some users sympathized with the passenger's experience, others found humor in it.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Sympathize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sympathize. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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