sympathize
(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.
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"Listen to the thunder of the sky: Give. Sympathize. Control."
Every time I have a period this painful I sympathize with past women who just didn't know it was possible to hurt this much and thought they were going to die. Like fuck I'm suffering but at least I know this shit is…
I mean, I sympathize, but as someone whose name starts with an "i" and who deals with people starting it with an L or a T all the time, I can't help but side- eye people who are just now getting on the "sans-serif can…
you don't have to sympathize with these fucking people anymore or give them the benefit of the doubt. it is people taking advantage of society's bigotry who would rather crawl over broken glass than work for a future…
Prepare to cry. Their tragedy is why I sympathize with them more than any other traitor legion.
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(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.
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(intransitive) To support, favour, have sympathy (with a political cause or movement, a side in a conflict / in an action).
“"Listen to the thunder of the sky: Give. Sympathize. Control."”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Every time I have a period this painful I sympathize with past women who just didn't know it was possible to hurt this much and thought they were going to die. Like fuck I'm suffering but at least I know this shit is not going to end me.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I mean, I sympathize, but as someone whose name starts with an "i" and who deals with people starting it with an L or a T all the time, I can't help but side- eye people who are just now getting on the "sans-serif can suck it" bandwagon.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“you don't have to sympathize with these fucking people anymore or give them the benefit of the doubt. it is people taking advantage of society's bigotry who would rather crawl over broken glass than work for a future where we are equals”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Prepare to cry. Their tragedy is why I sympathize with them more than any other traitor legion.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To say in an expression of sympathy.
President Obama in a speech this past week said that we should solve the nation's bee problem. Oh, God, we elected a guy who sympathizes with bees?
“Many workers don’t tend to sympathize with stressed-out executives, whose jobs often come with hefty paychecks and other privileges. But, perhaps unexpectedly, executive-level burnout is rising. cnb.cx/3P68YhQ”
— Bluesky· May 2026“- not that it makes me sympathize much. American employers have an idiotic expectation of low effort for recruiting with high-level results.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yay I'm glad!! I hoped people would sympathize with her & also that she was believable as someone people would want to follow. She's going to do some terrible things but I hope she'll still mostly be seen as a tragic figure 😭 Alas what could have been in another life! 😭😭😭”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Holy shirtballs. Just read through this and I'm very glad you got what you needed, but wow. I can imagine that level of stress, sympathize, and am damn sorry you're going through it. Wishing you a day that can only improve!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You're being generous to him, why because you sympathize with bigots like the people in your life you're cool with? He ain't joking or playing at all.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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