as in sympathy
a feeling of unity between people who have the same interests, goals, etc.
national solidarity The candlelight vigil was a show of solidarity with all the victims of the tragedy.
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Recent Examples of solidarity
Some of Meyer's fellow firefighters showed up at the hearing in solidarity.
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Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Chloe Gentile-Montgomery, Bonner’s sister and volunteer at the paddle out, said community support for the event is a great way to show solidarity from organizations who claim to be supportive of the Black community.
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Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
By Friday afternoon, solidarity for Meloni had poured in from across the government and political spectrum, and included a call from President Sergio Mattarella, Italy’s respected head of state.
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Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
During public comments and an informal question-and-answer session, several of the approximately 200 in attendance, many wearing red in a show of solidarity, voiced concerns about effects on the environment and people’s health.
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Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Chloe Gentile-Montgomery, Bonner’s sister and volunteer at the paddle out, said community support for the event is a great way to show solidarity from organizations who claim to be supportive of the Black community.
—
Gabrielle Gillette,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
By Friday afternoon, solidarity for Meloni had poured in from across the government and political spectrum, and included a call from President Sergio Mattarella, Italy’s respected head of state.
—
Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
During public comments and an informal question-and-answer session, several of the approximately 200 in attendance, many wearing red in a show of solidarity, voiced concerns about effects on the environment and people’s health.
—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidarity
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And, for all the theater of the hearing and Wyper’s expressions of sympathy with aldermen, the Stonepeak executive didn’t offer any meaningful concessions to make this obnoxious meter deal more palatable for Chicagoans.
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No premature judgment and no overwrought sympathy here.
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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In a field where founders are taught to move fast and break things, Gen Z is taking a new approach, engineering with empathy.
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An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat.
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Exploring themes of prejudice, kinship and resilience, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store earned the best book of the year title from a list of publications, including TIME and The New York Times.
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His first wife is remembered for introducing him to novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, with whom Greenspan shared a friendship, a belief in free-market economic ideals and a philosophy of objectivism.
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Through icy landscapes, courage and friendship are tested – and the children discover that the true magic of Christmas comes from togetherness.
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“Solidarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidarity. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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