solaced

past tense of solace

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solaced
Verb
  • But with her coalition prospects in doubt, and the party weakened by scandal and voter frustration, her route to Japan’s top job is far from assured.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • While this lucky gambler hit the jackpot, Hard Rock Seminole assured visitors that there are still opportunities to test their own luck.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These were all bad things, but somehow they were made good in the eyes of the people being amused by them.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Eddie’s brashness contrasted with Gus’s more reserved nature, but their differences amused one another.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, comforted by the promise of a second chance, Alfie’s ability leads him to take more risks, especially with his love life.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 6 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, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The kitten is enjoying the company of his two cats who are keeping him entertained and teaching him how to be a feline.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Interactive and engaging toys to keep your pets entertained and active.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Under the trees was dense foliage that occasionally parted to reveal a bird, langur, or cheetal, which reassured him in the stillness of the empty road.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Larkin reassured Axelrod that PTC could keep subway conditions clean and under control.
    Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Like his Washington, Bargatze’s Farnsworth regaled a trio of underlings (SNL cast members Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, and James Austin Johnson) with ridiculous yet accurate predictions for the future, in this case of TV.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Appel also regaled the audience with his strategy that resulted in Springsteen getting on the cover of both Time and Newsweek.
    Caryn Rose, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • However, the new targets soothed Jim’s concerns.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even Trackhouse team owner Justin Marks, who in one moment consoled Chastain and in the next celebrated with race winner and road-racing-wonder Shane van Gisbergen, weighed in on the last-lap debacle.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The royal famously consoled Czech tennis player Jana Novotná following her loss at the tournament in 1993.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Solaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solaced. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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