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to ease the grief or distress of
the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado
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Recent Examples of comforted
Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
That feeling of being safely enveloped, comforted, and held stayed with him.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The young customer who described how one of their family’s creepy dolls comforted her in the hospital after surgery.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Both broke down in tears after Ali’s rejection and were comforted by their families.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
But none of that comforted Trader.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
As Black women mourn her loss and grapple with the realities of a capitalist system that devalues our lives and labor, we are comforted by the legacy Assata Shakur leaves behind.
—Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
After Susannah’s funeral, a struggling Belly sees Conrad being comforted by a female friend.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk’s family needs to be comforted.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Sioux writes that none of the other girls or moms comforted her, and instead, some of the mothers said Sioux and Frazier brought this on themselves by not having Miller manage her.
—Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
That feeling of being safely enveloped, comforted, and held stayed with him.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The young customer who described how one of their family’s creepy dolls comforted her in the hospital after surgery.
—Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Both broke down in tears after Ali’s rejection and were comforted by their families.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2025
But none of that comforted Trader.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
As Black women mourn her loss and grapple with the realities of a capitalist system that devalues our lives and labor, we are comforted by the legacy Assata Shakur leaves behind.
—Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
After Susannah’s funeral, a struggling Belly sees Conrad being comforted by a female friend.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk’s family needs to be comforted.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comforted
Adjective
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Given the recent weakness in the stock and the broader macro uncertainty, hearing from management left us feeling more reassured in our position.—
Jeff Marks,Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There will be live entertainment and, we are assured, even dancing, if the spicy margaritas hit just right.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Dearborn Police said in a social media post that the department was made aware that the FBI conducted operations in the city on Friday and assured residents that there is no threat to the community.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Children ages 6 months through 4 years, people who are immunocompromised or on certain medications, pregnant people and those who work in health care settings or live in nursing homes are also highly encouraged to receive the vaccine as soon as possible.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Wearing costumes is highly encouraged, but attendees are asked to keep costumes fun and appropriate for the setting.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When Tennessee attempted to claw back with a touchdown early in the second half, Simpson soothed any stress, engineering a nine-play, 99-yard drive capped by an 11-yard touchdown pass to Rico Scott.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Charles’s decency, his commitment to solving problems of care, his stranger’s gift for reimagining family both soothed and inspired.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Cooper made a film that rejects the conventions of its genre, that is unafraid to be slow and patient in the telling of its narrative, and that wasn’t made to appeal to everyone immediately upon release.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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The politician won after Ireland’s left-leaning opposition parties, including Sinn Féin, united to back her, and she is expected to be a voice unafraid to challenge Ireland’s center-right government.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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For those brave scientists who study snakes–aka herpetologists–the mechanics behind the reptiles’ fast fangs are more fascinating than fear-inducing.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But in Podnieks’ own country, he was celebrated and respected as a rare source of truth telling and courageous reporting on a world that was changing fast.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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What People Are Saying Thanks to the courageous survivors of Epstein's abuse, justice is coming to Andrew.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Comforted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comforted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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