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commiserate

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


Example Sentences

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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

It needs to be said that Green’s approach differs from those articles that regularly appear asking us to commiserate with families earning $400,000 or $500,000 because they can’t make ends meet.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

If only I had someone I could commiserate with about this invasion of privacy, about the way everyone was treating us like murderers instead of grieving children.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson




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