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Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoled
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She was later seen in tears, being consoled by FBI director Kash Patel.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026 -
All life is precious and must be honored; families need to be loved and consoled.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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How Animal Lovers Can Help For readers who have ever bottle-fed a baby animal, comforted a frightened pet or simply paused to watch a deer step out of the woods at dusk, Forest’s story is a familiar kind of heartbreak — and a familiar kind of hope.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Boys and girls are both primed to pay attention to human faces and voices, which, after all, belong to those who will keep them fed, safe and comforted.—
Lise Eliot,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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Joy, who directed episodes of Westworld and Fallout, then assured fans the team is committed to delivering a faithful and cinematic version of the beloved novels.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Bradley’s film choreography, even in the numbers that Footer deems masterpieces, is above average, clever and assured, but Astaire’s art—inconceivable without the enormous influence of Bradley’s Black contemporaries, like John Bubbles—is in another league.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Remaining passengers report feeling calm and reassured after additional doctors boarded the ship.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Berkshire Hathaway — Both classes of Berkshire stock gained almost 1% after CEO Greg Abel reassured investors with his solid performance at the annual shareholders meeting on Saturday.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Several free speech advocacy groups cheered ABC’s decision to fight today.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Despite that distinct lack of a firm commitment to raising new revenues, proponents of finding new revenue sources to replace federal healthcare cuts cheered the Assembly proposal and described it as aligned with the Senate.—
Andrew Graham
May 7,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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Kerr empathized with the Timberwolves for having to play under such circumstances after the events of Saturday in their home city.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Darya, a former student who sat with her legs tucked underneath her on the rug beside the coffee table, empathized instead with Zeena.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Condoled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condoled. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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