moral support
noun
: the act of helping someone by giving love, encouragement, etc.
She counted on her sisters for moral support.
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These conversations offer moral support and foster clarity and courage.
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Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Iranians are treading carefully, offering moral support to their ally in Yemen.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Many followers, upon falling ill or while searching for meaning, are especially eager to find moral support in Antoinist leaders.
—Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Clarkson’s 10-year-old daughter, River, provided backup vocal support (and, no doubt, moral support) from the audience.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Iranians are treading carefully, offering moral support to their ally in Yemen.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
Many followers, upon falling ill or while searching for meaning, are especially eager to find moral support in Antoinist leaders.
—Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
Clarkson’s 10-year-old daughter, River, provided backup vocal support (and, no doubt, moral support) from the audience.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for moral support
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“Moral support.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moral%20support. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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