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
Around 2016, Gilligan imagined a basis for a story in which peace and solidarity suddenly swept the globe.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The play is constantly running a nail over divisions that seem untraversable, across politics, class, and race, but also across generation and gender, wondering if solidarity could possibly still form there.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Mamdani has criticized the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians and expressed solidarity with civilians caught in violence.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Grief may lead us to seek solidarity.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The play is constantly running a nail over divisions that seem untraversable, across politics, class, and race, but also across generation and gender, wondering if solidarity could possibly still form there.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
Mamdani has criticized the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians and expressed solidarity with civilians caught in violence.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Grief may lead us to seek solidarity.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for solidarity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidarity
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After sharing his story online, commenters expressed sympathy for the boy’s situation, calling his father’s behavior selfish and neglectful.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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For now, at least, the tragic backstories primarily serve as shortcuts to drum up sympathy for these characters.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the shock factor, Crow hopes her video inspires others with old jetted tubs to check theirs, and encourages empathy for people maintaining older homes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The job posting notes the high school student has a very high IQ, but her extreme empathy and sensitivity has made traditional schooling difficult.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In Texas, kids taken into state custody leave a kinship placement twice as often as the nationwide rate, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data tracking kids removed from their homes in a four-year period.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Murphy, who like Steininger and Yurkevich has been exploring the question for its own sake, independent of his day job, feels a kinship across the centuries with Prince Rupert.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their unlikely friendship ended in February 1987, when Warhol died suddenly after a complicated gall bladder operation.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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About four decades ago, the late Debby Ruskin began tending gardens across Silicon Valley, not as a career move, but as an act of friendship.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Solidarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidarity. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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