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sympathize

[sim-puh-thahyz] / ˈsɪm pəˌθaɪz /


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As the emotional storms begin to break out, it’s easy to sympathize with Trip, whose exasperation Mr. Keery captures with dynamic energy and bruising humor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“I don’t really sympathize with people that blame the Dodgers for anything they’ve done,” Skubal said from the Barrel Room at Wrigley Field on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

You can’t help but sympathize with her desire to skip the coming crisis in her industry.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

"I wanted the audience to be able to sympathize with him at times, and be terrified of him at times," Antosca told AFP on the Los Angeles red carpet.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

But she made it really hard to sympathize with her.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

The fashion designer and bridal boutique owner sympathizes with retailers grappling with the penny problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

While he sympathizes with the occasional need to chill at home, he also notes it's unsettling that it's a wildly popular discourse.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025

The 34-year-old Mira Costa alumna who also starred for Stanford’s indoor team sympathizes with Ross’ quick comeback.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024

While he sympathizes with the financial challenges restaurants are facing, he said the charge “really kind of stung.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

Of her three children, Celia sympathizes most with her son.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Yet many countries in Africa and beyond have long sympathized with the moral and legal foundations of Somaliland’s case and have been waiting for a first mover.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

He not only sympathized with our loss but also shared our heartbreak as he described his own very personal connection to the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

In 2023, according to New York Times polling, 34 percent of Democrats sympathized with Israel and 31 percent with Palestinians.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2025

Many people sympathized with the workers and even called for Costco to start revoking memberships.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2024

“I don’t think people sympathized with him,” said Callie Tave, the college counselor for the senior class at Permian.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

While sympathizing with the need for more affordable housing, Maupin said in a video posted on Facebook that Align’s proposal is “a bit of a monstrosity, from the pictures I’ve seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

While fully sympathizing with her grief, many women have called Erika Kirk out for not being fully transparent in her self-portrait.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2025

Playing both roles has been therapeutic; it’s been an opportunity to voice my frustrations as a son while also sympathizing with the father character.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

Back in the courthouse, almost three years after Ozy’s collapse, I found myself sympathizing with Watson, against my better judgment.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024

I guess that’s his way of sympathizing with me.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh


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