succored

Definition of succorednext
past tense of succor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for succored
Verb
  • Instead, Steele's music is driven by connection, when a listener feels understood, emotionally moved, or comforted by a song.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Your dog may just be feeling a bit stressed out and want to be comforted.
    Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • According to a press release, more than 82 million passengers patronized Denver's airport.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The film’s British production, and its British filmmaker, can’t help but occupy a large section of the movie’s negative space, inviting questions about who and what exactly is being satirized (or perhaps patronized) in this tale of warring desert nations.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • If so, this fiction was similar to the one the British government had endorsed a year earlier, after Germany had invaded France and installed the collaborationist Vichy regime.
    Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
  • At the Fort Worth Police Association on Wednesday afternoon, various law enforcement associations from North Texas and around the state, including Fort Worth Congressman Craig Goldman and Mayor Mattie Parker, endorsed Cornyn.
    Jack Fink, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Roughly a dozen people attended the news conference, including two West Hollywood City Council members, representatives from survivor advocacy groups, attorneys and law professors.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • John Washington, now in his 50s, attended a public elementary and middle school in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia and then went to a large magnet high school, a type of public school that has a selective admission process.
    Leana Cabral, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Trump also took credit for some of the causes that Jackson championed, like criminal justice reform.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Lucas has championed Washington Square Park near Crown Center.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • With roots in the 1990s, the system has aided more than 750,000 investigations.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The autofocus is fast, quiet and reliable, aided by a stepping motor, though some photographers still prefer manual focus for greater precision.
    Tantse Walter, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Swedish bank was established soon after a war with Russia at the end of the 1650s and facilitated the Great Northern War of shifting coalitions that engulfed the Baltic from 1700-1721.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Other communications referenced financial ties and introductions facilitated by Epstein, including meetings with prominent business figures, as well as broader correspondence and internal notes referencing allegations, warnings and speculation surrounding Epstein’s activities.
    Efrat Lachter , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Shiffrin sustained a puncture wound to her left abdomen after crashing into the side fencing after tumbling into two gates.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The second sustained a non-life-threatening injury, and the two other occupants in the sedan were not harmed.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Succored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succored. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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