commiserate
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Many of the Facebook comments were from people who had no solutions but wanted to commiserate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
When Bill Ackman vented over $2 million, fellow billionaires rushed to commiserate.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
While a dejected England leave for home well beaten and under mounting pressure, Smith told TNT Sports he planned to have "a jar" with counterpart Stokes and commiserate.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
But the episode really culminates in a tender scene between Julie and Emily, where they commiserate over their different forms of grief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Franco and I commiserate about how St. Mark’s Place is a zoo these days with the bridge-and-tunnel crowd wearing fuchsia mohawks and safety pins through their cheeks.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Even if your husband commiserates with you, I wouldn’t assume that he is as bothered by his brother’s actions as you are.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
That night, before going back on shift, Letby exchanges texts with a colleague who commiserates, saying "you seem to be having some very bad luck".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
In the clips that were shown during the hearings, no one in the room commiserates with him.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022
This mysterious figure commiserates with the Riddler about the plight of would-be criminal masterminds like them: “One day you’re on top, the next you’re a clown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
“I know. I miss my friends from camp so much too,” Emily commiserates.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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Carmen Schober, the profile’s author, ignored the way members of Schmidt’s online forum, Skinni Société, commiserated about their hair loss and inability to stand without getting dizzy.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
And they commiserated about life in space, and how ISS missions -- all three of the American Artemis astronauts had previously served on the ISS -- had prepared them for their historic lunar voyage.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Lu and her sister recently commiserated about the drama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu described the incident as unfortunate and commiserated with families of the deceased victims.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
The other potters seemed to slump as one into dejection, all but abandoning their work in favor of long, lugubrious visits to the wine shop, where they commiserated with one another.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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His post was flooded with comments, including people commiserating and asking him to advocate on the issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Oh, Hi!” writer-director Sophie Brooks and Gordon are longtime friends who found themselves both back in their parents’ houses during the early stages of the pandemic and commiserating on relationship troubles and uncommunicative exes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
Instead, it offers a relaxed conversation, commiserating over a dish that didn’t turn out as planned or celebrating one that exceeded expectations.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2025
Folkes said he had just been fired by Trump and was commiserating with a crew member inside a bar at Trump Tower.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Blanca and I were walking back from the subway after our night classes at Hunter, commiserating about how much work we both had.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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