empathizers

noun

plural of empathizer
as in sympathizers

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  1. sympathizers
  2. allies
  3. supporters
  4. fellow travelers
  5. abettors
Noun
  • The Cornell administration that gave leniency to these boys are at best sympathizers who valued those boys’ lives over Jane Doe’s.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, I was preoccupied with a Department of Homeland Security warning that Iranian actors and sympathizers could target the US with cyberattacks.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sympathizers
Noun
  • Prices have surged as Ukraine has pounded Russian refineries and Iran and its Houthi allies have attacked energy facilities around the Persian Gulf.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The proposal was quickly praised online by some Kennedy allies who sell peptides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of allies
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  • Student groups protesting since mid-September through school blockades have urged supporters to join them.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • An hour before a ball was even kicked on Sunday afternoon, the beating of drums and chanting from the River Guard supporters group could be heard loud and clear from the locker rooms at the Boas Soccer Complex.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Unfailingly, the advice from both locals and fellow travelers insisted on reservations at chef Frank Stitt and his wife Pardis's restaurants, foundational not just in the course of Birmingham's food history but the country's.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The fellow travelers wind up spending the week together, while The White Lotus star Coon stars as Sarah, the ex-fiancée of Lee’s character.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fellow travelers
Noun
  • The members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are all aiders and abetters of the sitting president.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of abettors
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