as in to sympathize
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Recent Examples of condole
Despite nationwide protests, the prime minister has not yet condemned Lankesh’s murder or condoled with her family.
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Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condole
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So Americans do sympathize with the industry’s battles to increase housing supply.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani has picked up some key endorsements from Jewish leaders in the city and a New York Times-Siena poll last month found most young voters in New York City sympathize more with the Palestinians than with Israel over the war in Gaza.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
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To see an artist from as far away as Japan empathize with the miners’ struggle and intentionally incorporate that, alongside the beautiful Welsh landscape, into a film was incredible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To that end, Shadows empathizes with Disturbed frontman David Draiman, who is feeling the heat for his public support of Israel, which resulted in the cancelation of a concert in Belgium.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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At drinks to commiserate over their respective firings, Brown had an idea.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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The clubhouse broke into small circles to commiserate.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The shutdown was assured to continue into the next week.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Vance said he was assured the 25-24 vote in the Israeli Knesset was purely symbolic.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gooey butter cake is beloved for its, well, gooey texture and warm, comforting flavors that are decadent but not fussy or overwhelming.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both broke down in tears after Ali’s rejection and were comforted by their families.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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Those who don’t earn a championship game berth can console themselves with at least six wins and a bowl berth.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Recent studies show that while AI has at least some capacity to display empathy, people still prefer consoling messages from other humans.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Similar to Swift in the music video for the Billboard Hot 100-topping track, Kelce closed his hands into fists and waved his arms up and down in celebration, meanwhile the 14-time Grammy winner excitedly cheered for him from her box suite in the upper level of Arrowhead Stadium.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Off-camera cheering her on was a group of Drummond’s family members, including her 28-year-old daughter Alex Drummond Scott, and her 10-month-old granddaughter, Sophia Marie.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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While workers are hand-wringing at the prospect of an algorithm taking their job, bosses are reassuring workers that AI is just like any other technological revolution.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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After news hit of Ozer’s Safehaven embezzlement indictment in 2024, Ozer spent months reassuring folks that the charges were all going to go away.—
Steve Belanger,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Condole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condole. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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