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commiseration

[kuh-miz-uh-ray-shuhn] / kəˌmɪz əˈreɪ ʃən /


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This kind of commiseration in the form of light, joking banter exists wherever heterosexual women gather.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026

With their local groups, people mostly posted helpful advice or commiseration.

From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2025

Instead, they were mostly gestures of commiseration after the tech giant began cutting 18,000 jobs that January morning.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023

Even among more put-together attendees, private Slack channels were reportedly awash in commiseration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

The chaplain raised his eyes quickly in obsequious commiseration.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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