empathize
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Musk, in particular, does have reasons to empathize with the “Star Wars” villain.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
We should want them to empathize with marginalized groups, including abuse victims and children.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
“We empathize with these investors,” Schwab said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
I can empathize with your position as I love boundaries.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Not only will the students be able to empathize with Gerda’s feelings of persecution and loss, but I hope they’ll be able to understand how Anne Frank must have felt.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
He empathizes with people born in the 1940s who feel irrelevant, since even 20-year-olds now baffle him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
She empathizes with Denitra’s predicament, but how can she combat a system that made her an exception by the luck of the educational draw?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Defenseman John Carlson, who was out from Dec. 23-March 23 after taking a slap shot to the face, empathizes with Backstrom trying to ramp up again after the surgery.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Park, who loves “Crazy Rich Asians,” empathizes with the burden to represent everybody.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
"Beef" empathizes with its antagonists without condoning what they're doing to each other.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
Machado empathized with Venezuelans frustrated by the deal's lack of transparency.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
I especially empathized in these moments with the men whose sentences put them in the category of “long-termers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
She played nine holes of a pro-am round Monday with tournament host Sorenstam, who empathized with the difficulty of handling an intense swirl of criticism and support.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
For the first time, I empathized with her desperation.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025
She’d empathized with him, and even said she sometimes heard things coming from the jungle too.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Roxanne nodded along with me, empathizing with me along the way.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
She praised him as empathizing with parents, teachers, coaches, administrators and alumni.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
She praised him for empathizing with parents, teachers, coaches, administrators and alumni.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Of course, nothing beats a personal interaction, but short of that, the phone is where the brunt of our job is done, inquiring, schmoozing, probing, empathizing.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
In other words, if I smile and you see me and smile in response — even a microsmile that takes no more than several milliseconds — it’s not just you imitating or empathizing with me.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing empathize
"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 7
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"The Freedom Writers Diary" and "Strength, Courage, and Wisdom"
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"The Interlopers" and "An Interview with the King of Terror"
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