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commiserate

[kuh-miz-uh-rayt] / kəˈmɪz əˌreɪt /
VERB
listen to woes of another
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be indifferent turn away


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They’re also turning to social media to commiserate over their collections of mosquito bites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

The adults headed down to the basement to commiserate or whatever, leaving the three of us alone in the living room.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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

In the middle of “The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side,” Jane Marple commiserates with one of her friends about all the changes that have come to their beloved village, St. Mary Mead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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 them on painful anniversaries - the day their children were taken away by social services, or the last time they spoke to their parents.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2017

But Chicho looks me straight in the eyes and I can tell that he commiserates with me.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

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

During weekends at Johnson’s Millbrook, New York, estate, Sothea says they watched movies in her home theater and commiserated over their painful pasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu described the incident as unfortunate and commiserated with families of the deceased victims.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

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

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

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

I talk to some people who—we do money commiserating and they’re like, “But you have a house.”

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2024

But social media platforms are awash with women commiserating over their painful IUD insertions and sometimes removals.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

Our lives were shaped in this room and now it will never again be the place of people crying, hugging, hating, commiserating, or tolerating, but who knows? but I’m learning that they don’t have to.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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