as in comforting
the giving of hope and strength in times of grief, distress, or suffering
the responsibility for the consoling of the families of the firefighters fell to the mayor
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as in assuring
to ease the grief or distress of
the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral
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as in reassuring
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Recent Examples of consoling
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Ian, revved up by the camogie carnage and fresh off consoling Eva (eye emojis x2), takes it upon himself to tell Angelica in no uncertain terms to back off the Garvey sisters.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris' campaign manager and former state director in her Senate office, said the vice president uses her experience consoling victims as a courtroom prosecutor to connect with people after tragedies.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris’ campaign manager and former state director in her Senate office, said the vice president uses her experience consoling victims as a courtroom prosecutor to connect with people after tragedies.
—Chris Megerian and Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Montgomery suffered a season-ending injury on Sunday, announcing the news of his impending surgery by posting a picture of Sonic consoling a crying Knuckles on his Instagram story.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Ian, revved up by the camogie carnage and fresh off consoling Eva (eye emojis x2), takes it upon himself to tell Angelica in no uncertain terms to back off the Garvey sisters.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris' campaign manager and former state director in her Senate office, said the vice president uses her experience consoling victims as a courtroom prosecutor to connect with people after tragedies.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Harris’ campaign manager and former state director in her Senate office, said the vice president uses her experience consoling victims as a courtroom prosecutor to connect with people after tragedies.
—Chris Megerian and Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consoling
Adjective
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Cash is a reassuring 25% of total assets and long-term debt is zero.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Despite that reassuring distinction, that ramp was closed, because as soon as the kids figure out how to have some good life-threatening fun, a bureaucrat comes along to spoil it.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 June 2025
Noun
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In the wake of the Jazz stunningly slipping to No. 5 in last month’s lottery, Wade tried to offer consolation to Jazz owner Ryan Smith.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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WrestleMania 42 Moved From New Orleans To Las Vegas Triple H made things official by confirming WrestleMania 42 will not be in New Orleans, and as a consolation gift, the city will be hosting next year’s WWE Money in the Bank.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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For data and analytics leaders, this part of the ruling offers a degree of reassurance.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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With Ruben Dias and Rodri back, City played with reassurance and the forward players clicked as a result.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Reed said students in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade can be shy about making errors, especially when reading aloud, but assuring them that mistakes are okay will grow their confidence to keep trying.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2025
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No Republicans signaled opposition to Huckabee’s nomination, assuring his passage.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The soothing sound of water from the fountains, accompanied by the fragrant aromas of essential oils immediately ease the senses once inside the spa.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Simply pop them in a microwave to provide up to an hour of soothing warmth and comfort.—
Wayfair,
refinery29.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Consoling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consoling. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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