as in sympathy
a feeling of unity between people who have the same interests, goals, etc.
national solidarity The candlelight vigil was a show of solidarity with all the victims of the tragedy.
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Recent Examples of solidarity
Hedva’s practice cooks magic, necromancy, and divination together with mystical states of fury and ecstasy, and political states of solidarity and disintegration.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The characters embody universal human emotions like melancholy, vulnerability and solidarity.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Real solidarity means supporting unglamorous organizing work, resisting simplistic narratives and exercising patience.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
People braved the cold to stand outside in solidarity at a community vigil and protest on Sunday evening at the Ela Peace Pole in downtown Lake Zurich.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
The characters embody universal human emotions like melancholy, vulnerability and solidarity.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Real solidarity means supporting unglamorous organizing work, resisting simplistic narratives and exercising patience.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
People braved the cold to stand outside in solidarity at a community vigil and protest on Sunday evening at the Ela Peace Pole in downtown Lake Zurich.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for solidarity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solidarity
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Aside from coordinating protests, protesters are reliant on internet connections with the outside world to broadcast pictures and videos of the crackdown to elicit international sympathy.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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Smith’s face, with the smoke-black eyes and hair of his Cherokee mother, seemed to beg for sympathy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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As with this trilogy’s previous installment, Depardon here depicts the hardships ofthe modern farmer with empathy but also a wry knowingness regarding the changing of the times.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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One approach is to concentrate your thoughts on empathy.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
20 Jan. 2026
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The multidisciplinary Tlingit/Unangax̂ artist examines kinship and political consciousness on an album that evokes the indie-rock experimentalism of TV on the Radio.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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Meiklejohn believes the authors could use other methodologies like the FORensic Capture Enrichment panel, designed to isolate human DNA for identifying extended kinship, ancestry and phenotype analysis.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
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Losing a true partnership and friendship is what was hard.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Solidarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solidarity. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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