commiserate
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When Bill Ackman vented over $2 million, fellow billionaires rushed to commiserate.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Brandt, a former elected member of East Hampshire District Council, claimed he wanted to commiserate with her over her failed leadership bid.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 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
Their goodwill is awkward, as it must be when an in-group member tries to commiserate with “the other,” but it is, nonetheless, sympathy, which is to say concern.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
I was Madame Ngemba, someone to commiserate with in the market over the price of fruit, the mother of children who sought mischief with theirs.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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