commiserate
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When Bill Ackman vented over $2 million, fellow billionaires rushed to commiserate.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
A smattering of local Facebook groups against data centers, where members can chat and commiserate, have garnered thousands of community members in just a few months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 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
“Father Mother Sister Brother” is here to commiserate, but because the veteran indie auteur remains a sharp chronicler of the quotidian, he has no patience for sentimentality or pat resolutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Mary was planning on doing what she always did to celebrate, commiserate, blow off steam, or just kill boredom.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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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
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
It commiserates about the water bill and shoots the breeze.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2022
He commiserates, and it sounds genuine — the ambivalent doctor trying to help parents make sense of a chaotic world.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2018
She commiserates with a friend whose mother has also left.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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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
Supporters and opponents formed WhatsApp groups where members commiserated in their righteous indignation and formed strategies to sway a majority in their favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 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
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu described the incident as unfortunate and commiserated with families of the deceased victims.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
He hesitated outside the crowded Great Hall, then ran up the marble staircase; whether Gryffindor had won or lost, the team usually celebrated or commiserated in their own common room.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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Huneven said that last year, as the smoke cleared, she and Zack were commiserating one day about what had been lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
There was no celebrating in the clubhouse Sunday, but there was no commiserating either.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
I talk to some people who—we do money commiserating and they’re like, “But you have a house.”
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2024
After the match we walked through the streets of Barcelona back to our hotel with Sir Bobby congratulating every Italian who recognised him and commiserating with Brazilians in their hour of despair.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2023
Ron and Hermione both gave Harry half-exasperated, half- commiserating looks.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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