commiserated

past tense of commiserate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commiserated
Verb
  • Even Trackhouse team owner Justin Marks, who in one moment consoled Chastain and in the next celebrated with race winner and road-racing-wonder Shane van Gisbergen, weighed in on the last-lap debacle.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The royal famously consoled Czech tennis player Jana Novotná following her loss at the tournament in 1993.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, 61% of 18-29-year-olds empathized more with Palestinians, while a 47% plurality of those 65 and older empathized more with Israelis.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • One commenter quickly empathized with the teen, pointing out how her father’s lack of clarity played a major role in her distress.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The young customer who described how one of their family’s creepy dolls comforted her in the hospital after surgery.
    Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Both broke down in tears after Ali’s rejection and were comforted by their families.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her twirls and spins are more careful, as befits a septuagenarian, and each was cheered enthusiastically by a crowd urging her on.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Despite a challenging outlook for the luxury sector as a whole, markets have cheered de Meo’s arrival, with Kering’s share price jumping 83 percent since news of his appointment broke in June.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There were many moments that reassured me that this was the person I was meant to be with.
    Essence, Essence, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Ozer reassured them that Matalas was already plugging away.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Economy Minister Luis Caputo, meanwhile, assured time and again ahead of the vote that there would be no changes to the country’s currency policy come Monday, despite pleas from some investors to loosen their grip on the peso to rebuild foreign reserves.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • If that sounds like pretty reasonable, even high-minded after all that has preceded it, rest assured that Allen is not quite done with the tough talk yet.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Commiserated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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