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have mercy

VERB
commiserate
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
be indifferent turn away




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What an incredible controversy, that an episcopal bishop should be calling on us to have mercy and to love one another.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2025

In letters to the judge, DePape’s mother, Shirley Jean Lawrence, asked him to have mercy on her son, stating that he’d “messed up big time.”

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2024

"May God have mercy on our citizen who lost his life in the accident," he said.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2024

"May God have mercy on our citizens who lost their lives, and I wish a speedy recovery to our injured," he said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2024

Please, God have mercy, make it stop hurting.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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