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commiseration

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


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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 pair go on to gather with other Black men whose partners died in a similar way, finding comfort and commiseration in each other.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

In return, she offers me a commiseration of raised eyebrows—which is one step before a friendly smile.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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