commiserate
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When Bill Ackman vented over $2 million, fellow billionaires rushed to commiserate.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
When a co-host tried to commiserate about being “held back” in eighth grade for academic reasons, Dybantsa cut him off: “I did not get ‘held back.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 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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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
He teases people about their sneakers and commiserates with people about life on skid row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
Biden was only 10 when his father, in search of a steady job, moved the family to Delaware, a wrenching decision that Biden often cites as he commiserates with the choices facing middle-class workers.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2020
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
Parents in the bleachers commiserated about insurance battles and issues with landlords and having to relocate again and again and again.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 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
I commiserated, glad to have something to talk about, glad that she leaned into me to do so.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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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
Most people react in similarly positive ways, expressing empathy or, my personal favorite, commiserating with me over their own nebulous medical conditions.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
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
They co-ran their luggage business, which meant they spent their days at work together and then spent their evenings at home commiserating over dissatisfied customers or certain suitcases that were damaged beyond repair.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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