succored

verb

past tense of succor
as in comforted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succored
  1. comforted
  2. sponsored
  3. patronized
  4. endorsed
  5. attended
  6. championed
  7. aided
  8. facilitated
Verb
  • Celeste’s mother dropped her head and was comforted by a county employee.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Victoria Beckham comforted Sir David, her husband, the Inter Miami co-owner, the man who brought Messi to America.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 July 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
  • Penelope is unable to just govern Ithaca herself and is besieged by the suitors and patronized by her son; Helen is kidnapped by Paris (or is given to him as a prize by Aphrodite or elopes with him), setting off the Trojan War.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Generations of Argentines have patronized Mercado Buenos Aires.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of patronized
Verb
  • Trump endorsed Collins just days before the runoff last month.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • He must first be endorsed by all 15 members of the Security Council before receiving confirmation from the General Assembly.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of endorsed
Verb
  • Last month, the Department of Justice greenlit the Paramount-Warners Brothers merger, the same month David Ellison attended an Ultimate Fighting Championship celebration at the White House.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Every president since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, when the annual dinner was established, has attended it at least once during their term.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 July 2026
Definition of attended
Verb
  • At the height of his success, Perez has routinely championed for others.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Overton also subsequently led the policy process that resulted in USDA committing $700 million to a regenerative-farming program, championed by Kennedy, that seeks to avoid heavy dependence on chemical fertilizer and pesticides.
    — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
Definition of championed
Verb
  • The following day, Garner’s family set out to find the teen who had aided her.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The chief described the technology as an important tool for policing and listed nine arrests aided by the cameras in the past month.
    — Rose Evans July 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
Definition of aided
Verb
  • Demand for the drug is already so intense some people have turned to an online black market, facilitated through WhatsApp or other websites, to buy what sellers say is retatrutide from Chinese labs, the New York Times reported.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Like all the best refs, his measure of success was being able to slip away from the stadium unnoticed, having facilitated a good game that had been enjoyable to watch.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of facilitated
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