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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Tricia brings Liliana and Miles, now 8, to a local support group for those who have had a loss related to substance abuse through Full Circle Grief Center and take part in the GRAPLE Initiative, a peer-lead grief support group for losses related to substance use disorders.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
In the movie, June Squibb plays an elderly Jewish woman who stumbles into a support group at the local Jewish Community Center and adopts her best friend’s experiences as her own.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Your support group should be robust and honest — and forever expanding.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
In the movie, June Squibb plays an elderly Jewish woman who stumbles into a support group at the local Jewish Community Center and adopts her best friend’s experiences as her own.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Your support group should be robust and honest — and forever expanding.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 8 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 16 Oct. 2025.
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