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commiserate

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


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As people commiserate online, some have shared plans to travel to neighbouring Malaysia to catch Dear You in Teochew.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Many of the Facebook comments were from people who had no solutions but wanted to commiserate.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 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

Mama had told Adamu not to open the gates to all the people who wanted to throng in for mgbalu, to commiserate with us.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

He teases people about their sneakers and commiserates with people about life on skid row.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2022

It commiserates about the water bill and shoots the breeze.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 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 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

She commiserates with a friend whose mother has also left.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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

Lu and her sister recently commiserated about the drama.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

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

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

“I gathered that you ‘ran up against’ Chadwick while in Europe,” commiserated Ernest Pollard of Yale, who had received his doctorate under Chadwick the year before.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

Routinely dispatched to this unassuming street in Marion County, Fla., the officers are invariably charmed by the tight-knit families they find, joking with the kids, commiserating easily with the parents.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2025

BBC Sport takes a look at what's at stake and who could be celebrating or commiserating after what is shaping up to be a dramatic final day.

From BBC May 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

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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