succored

past tense of succor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for succored
Verb
  • As Black women mourn her loss and grapple with the realities of a capitalist system that devalues our lives and labor, we are comforted by the legacy Assata Shakur leaves behind.
    Essence, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
  • After Susannah’s funeral, a struggling Belly sees Conrad being comforted by a female friend.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For family-run businesses, this means higher rents and costlier overheads, as well as the exodus of communities that traditionally patronized them.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • At Vanguard Studios, in Mumbai, Sheth came upon drawers full of glass negatives, receptacles for the countless unnamed sitters who’d once patronized the establishment.
    M. Z. Adnan, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Although the ‘9-9-6’ workweek violates Chinese labor laws, it was famously endorsed by Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma in 2019.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Separately, on why Democratic leaders who have have not yet endorsed him, such as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Mamdani downplayed the importance of endorsements more broadly.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During the Paris Olympics last summer, Snoop carried the Olympic torch ahead of the Opening Ceremony and attended many of the events.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The shooting, which occurred in the city approximately 60 miles northwest of Detroit, happened during a Sunday service attended by hundreds of people, according to the BBC.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But alumni of the show have championed her legacy.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Over the years, the two have taken turns cheering each other on at award shows and various industry events, and have championed each other's work and life milestones alike.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His candor, though, has not aided his pitching.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Achieving that emotional impact is, according to Cameron, aided rather than hindered by the performance capture technology, which allows for smaller crews on set and greater intimacy with the actors.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Together, these entities had facilitated over $108 million in athlete NIL payments in 2024.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, the All-Star point guard has facilitated countless TV viewership and in-person attendance records for the WNBA, resulting in a massive revenue spike for Engelbert's league.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From a potentially serious injury sustained by linebacker Dwight Nunoo to a multitude of mistakes, Saturday’s 51-10 loss to the host Connecticut Huskies (4-2) was devastating to FIU (2-3).
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Henry's body sustained serious burns, and the official cause of death was asphyxiation leading to heart failure.
    JR Radcliffe, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Succored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succored. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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