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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Writing for American Theatre, Kathleen revealed that Dennehy offered moral support in her early days of acting.
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Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
That hasn’t stopped the unions from offering their members the moral support of food drives, as well as bulletins explaining their rights amid the shutdown.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
Advertisement In the film, Capone and fellow Navy SEAL veteran DJ Shipley accompany veterans down to Mexico for their first Ibogaine trip, using their prior experience with the drug to help provide moral support.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
One recalled that the mom of an Ole Miss first-year stayed in the family’s new campus-adjacent apartment last fall to provide logistical and moral support during sorority rush, lending her daughter a hand in fixing hair or nursing a hangover.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
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Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
That hasn’t stopped the unions from offering their members the moral support of food drives, as well as bulletins explaining their rights amid the shutdown.
—Frederick Reimers, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025
Advertisement In the film, Capone and fellow Navy SEAL veteran DJ Shipley accompany veterans down to Mexico for their first Ibogaine trip, using their prior experience with the drug to help provide moral support.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
One recalled that the mom of an Ole Miss first-year stayed in the family’s new campus-adjacent apartment last fall to provide logistical and moral support during sorority rush, lending her daughter a hand in fixing hair or nursing a hangover.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
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 29 Nov. 2025.
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