as in compassionate
having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another
the two passengers exchanged commiserative looks as another delay was announced over the loudspeaker
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Adjective
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Companies like Google and Salesforce offer extensive parental leave programs, recognizing that supporting employees during one of life’s most significant milestones is not only compassionate but smart business.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025 -
That means unlearning the language that perpetuates harm and stereotypes, and being more compassionate and humane across the board.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Young Sil is sympathetic, the result of an unethical science experiment.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
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Davenport is sympathetic to best-of-five giving women’s tennis a more even platform, but fears that critics of women’s tennis would still dig up something to find fault with.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Commiserative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserative. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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