empathize
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I can empathize with your position as I love boundaries.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
I love to ask authors who write books, with characters who would widely be perceived as unlikable, what do you think are Mallory and Leo’s most redeeming qualities, and how did you empathize with them?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
As much as some people may empathize with Ms. Clancy, some argue there must be consequences for killing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
"This could indicate a close relationship between these human individuals and the animal, an idea that I think is quite easy to empathize with."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Rick said, “I took a test, one question, and verified it; I’ve begun to empathize with androids, and look what that means. You said it this morning yourself. ‘Those poor andys.’
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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He is perplexed by a potential state intervention but he empathizes with young people looking to keep their hair longer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
She said she empathizes with workers serving up burgers and fries for minimum wage: “I think they work really hard for it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Park, who loves “Crazy Rich Asians,” empathizes with the burden to represent everybody.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
“Germany, which was reunified 33 years ago, is a country that understands and empathizes with the issues surrounding the Korean Peninsula,” Yoon said.
From Washington Times ● May 21, 2023
"Beef" empathizes with its antagonists without condoning what they're doing to each other.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
They empathized with the educators and support staff seeking better wages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, said she empathized with the Cuban people but took issue with her Jamaican counterpart's remarks.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Department lawyers in several offices told The Wall Street Journal they empathized with Julie Le, a Department of Homeland Security attorney who was detailed to the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis to bolster staffing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
For the first time, I empathized with her desperation.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2025
So it seemed to Charles “that an innate feeling must have told him that the pretended crying of his nurse expressed grief” and that he empathized with her.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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“We as carbon-based fools will spend our money empathizing and caring about silicon-based creations,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
She praised him as empathizing with parents, teachers, coaches, administrators and alumni.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
This should not be hard to do, but in a conflict with roots as deep and fraught as this one, even simply empathizing with the pain of other human beings engenders accusations of bias.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
People spent time empathizing with these plaintiffs, something that doesn't typically happen in celebrity lawsuits.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 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
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 7
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