support group
noun
: a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support for one another
Examples of support group in a Sentence
He joined an alcoholics' support group.
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Your support group should be robust and honest — and forever expanding.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Through counseling, peer support groups, life skills education and direct outreach, the organization aims to provide stability, healing, and a sense of visibility to children often overlooked by social systems.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
The race has continued to grow each year, with participation from survivor support groups, advocates, the Milwaukee Police Department, local sororities and fraternities, and more.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Through counseling, peer support groups, life skills education and direct outreach, the organization aims to provide stability, healing, and a sense of visibility to children often overlooked by social systems.
—Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
The race has continued to grow each year, with participation from survivor support groups, advocates, the Milwaukee Police Department, local sororities and fraternities, and more.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Twenty-six years after Home Improvement wrapped, the actress joined her former cast mates Richard Karn and Patricia Richardson in a scene in which Allen's grumpy protagonist Matt Parker begrudgingly attends a grief support group frequented by Charlotte (Nancy Travis).
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for support group
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“Support group.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/support%20group. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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