as in cabinet
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components
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as in to comfort
to ease the grief or distress of
the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral
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Recent Examples of console
Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
The gray-and-white keyboard can be connected to up to five devices at a time, including a computer, gaming console, tablet and more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The man allegedly tried to console the 911 caller and hugged her, the woman told investigators.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Noun
When mantels, consoles, shelves, and walls are packed with too many items, the space instantly starts to feel cluttered instead of styled.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Apr. 2026
The gray-and-white keyboard can be connected to up to five devices at a time, including a computer, gaming console, tablet and more.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
John’s cousin, Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza), returns to Mayfair in Part 2, develops a friendship with Francesca and consoles her after John’s death.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
The man allegedly tried to console the 911 caller and hugged her, the woman told investigators.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for console
Noun
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Meyer served in Mandela’s cabinet as constitutional development minister from 1994 to 1996.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The cabinets that hold the AEDs will also soon contain Narcan for opioid emergencies and Stop the Bleed kits.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Economists were comforted by the fact that the energy spike didn’t roll over more into other categories.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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The show’s name referred to their self-identification as helpless babies overwhelmed by the pressures of modernity, comforted only by coating themselves in fancy serums and moisturizers to recreate the peaceful, placental insulation of the womb.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kemp says everything was ransacked, doors were broken, drawers and cupboards pried open, and empty cash boxes were on display.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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So the interior has all kinds of cabinet space, including a shoe cupboard on the floor, a pair of overhead cabinets with drop-down doors that double as worktops, and a tall wardrobe in back with a split door that opens around the rear passenger seat back.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Intense national concern even prompted President Lee Jae Myung to make a statement reassuring the public police, fire officials and the military were doing their best to capture the wolf alive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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For unlike Iran, America doesn’t have thousands of years of history to reassure us that our civilization will survive.—
Melody Moezzi,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Saturday morning, long before Dobson would block a shot with his hand, Jayden Struble was sitting at his locker after the morning skate.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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The overwhelming grief of losing a child became even worse when a detective gave her a notebook from Audree’s locker.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Many had been assured that they would be evacuated.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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That starts with the city’s legislative process, which will entail a follow-up committee hearing Tuesday before a vote of city council members that is not assured of passing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The spacious primary bedroom can fit a king and comes with one of the apartment’s two closets (the other is just off the foyer) and southeastern exposures that look out on a church and townhouses.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
13 Apr. 2026
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Stow items that the movers shouldn't touch in a separate space like a back bedroom or storage closet.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Instead, we’re simply asked to follow Nanning’s fairytale-like quest, searching for butter, honey, and white bread to soothe Hille on an island where such rations have been all but depleted by war.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Part of the Nordic ESS Group collection of hotels, Rox meshes soothing Scandinavian minimalism with a welcome moodiness.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Console.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/console. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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