SUCCORED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

succored

verb

past tense of succor

as in comforted

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Gilbertson says he’s comforted by the fact that the joint venture called the Alameda Belt Line will hire many of his employees.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Her son and protesters from Indivisible Lake Norman, who were at the trial or outside the courthouse every day this week, comforted her.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of comforted

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As well as Powerade, owned by the Coca-Cola Company, Fox’s in-game adverts have also been sponsored by Lenovo, another official FIFA sponsor.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Albertsons has sponsored the event since its inception, and Chevron joined in 2021 as the presenting sponsor.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of sponsored

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Steinem set out to expose the working conditions and interior lives of the bunnies slinging booze to the playboys who patronized the club.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
As early as the 1920s, Coco Chanel patronized Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes company, famously designing the costumes for Le Train Bleu, choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and premiered in 1924.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

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Their fundraising arm also endorsed Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Massie, a conservative who has gained a reputation as a constitutionalist through his seven terms in the House, lost a primary earlier this summer after Trump endorsed his opponent.

— Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Until this year, her three children attended Horizon West public schools — but then her family became part of the declining enrollment trend.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
In the 1950s, Longwood started hosting evening lectures and short courses that thousands of amateur and professional horticulturists have attended over the past several decades.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026

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Salazar has been a vocal advocate for immigrant communities and an outspoken critic of mass deportations, having championed a controversial immigration reform bill this Congress.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
The proposal is a priority for Vance, who has championed policies to pay parents instead of child-care centers for years.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

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Gray’s night was aided by terrific defense, as is usually the case in scoreless outings.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Now, experts fear a persistent failure is colliding with a rapid expansion of immigration enforcement — one pushed to deliver record numbers of arrests, increasingly aided by state and local police and operating with fewer internal checks.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of aided

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China later facilitated peace talks, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

— Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
More underfoot area will facilitated flatter landings while having more chances to spread your feet’s landing force, versus concentrating it.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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