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verb

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Recent Examples of solace
Noun
In an anxious year, these garden ads have been a sustaining solace. Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025 If our system breaks down, then paper money, digital currency or even gold coins will give you little solace if there’s no medicine to be had and bread disappears off the shelves. Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Verb
Not even solace from a former girlfriend can soothe Valeria’s fears. Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 2 June 2025 People were solaced and troubled by history in ways that the United States seemed to have no need for. Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for solace
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solace
Noun
  • But there is rarely true relief from threat, both in Israel and for those who care about the country from afar.
    Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
  • And the Wing itself was founded by seven suffragists to provide war relief.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • And while Boca could not quite hang on for a point, there may be some consolation in having scored the goal of the tournament so far.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • The consolation for Ortiz was getting into the Masters next year.
    Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo put his arm around Marte during a pitching change in the bottom of the seventh inning in an effort to comfort the two-time All Star.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • Sadie Robertson, who is expecting her third baby with her husband Christian Huff, further comforted her sister on the podcast.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Joe Marinelli, the veteran character actor who amused and attracted admirers as the cross-dressing mobster Bunny Tagliatti on the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara, has died.
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
  • Apparently, the League was not amused when the Stanley Cup was dunked into seawater.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • For 16 years, the book quietly traveled in Sofia’s backpack, a secret project that blossomed into a treasure trove of encouragement and heartfelt memories.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 18 June 2025
  • Rather than targeted, cautiously executed uses, many throw generative AI at any task imaginable, with Big Tech’s encouragement.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Around the same time the Childers concert pictures leaked, a source once again went to People to assure the masses that all is well for NepoLand’s favorite chill couple.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 June 2025
  • However, she was assured that everything would be safe.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Being able to bring authentic mental health stories to life in a way that both resonates and entertains is an increasingly valuable skill, and one that can set you apart in today’s media landscape.
    Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Hairpin turns and stressful pit stops go a long way toward entertaining F1 fans and neophytes alike, though melodrama and a bloated run time put the brakes on what should be a film that zips.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Maybe what Devers experienced Saturday could be best described as reassurance — for him and everyone else at Third and King.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • Geist argued that tracking his daughter’s location would cause more trouble than reassurance.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025

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“Solace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solace. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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