succored

verb

past tense of succor
as in comforted

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  1. comforted
  2. sponsored
  3. patronized
  4. endorsed
  5. attended
  6. championed
  7. aided
  8. facilitated
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  • According to the study, more than 97% of religious respondents and 80% of nonreligious respondents said they had been spiritually moved, inspired or comforted by online content.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The actress focused on the positive, like being comforted by her dog Gracie, who died in 2024.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 11 Aug. 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Beaverbrook is a five-star country house hotel that was once patronized by the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and other 20th-century celebrities.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of patronized
Verb
  • Trump has endorsed Catalina Lauf, who ran two unsuccessful House campaigns in Illinois.
    — Emily Chang, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Moskowitz swamped Larkin, who was endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America in the coastal 25th District.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • That evening, Buttigieg attended a dinner at a church in Orangeburg, a nearly three-quarters Black city with a deep history in the Civil Rights Movement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In October, Nash and Blue Ant Media attended the global content conference MIPCOM Cannes.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of attended
Verb
  • But the two events also include aspects distant from ideals championed by the nation’s Founding Fathers, critics say.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bilirakis championed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, which includes most of the Senate bill, as well as laws for AI chatbots and video games.
    — Olivia Carville, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of championed
Verb
  • Some 400 firefighters have been battling the blaze, aided by helicopters flying overnight, officials said, but high winds had complicated efforts to contain it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The chaos aided a teammate as cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace cleaned things up for a 1-yard loss.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of aided
Verb
  • Their 12-hour work days, facilitated by a sun that never sets, gave them ample time to marvel at the fact that Cassiope and Pedicularis exist here at all.
    — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Slow disintegration also appears in a triptych of videos by Ismail Ghanbari (facilitated by Tala Madani but not credited as a collaboration).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
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