SUCCORED Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

succored

verb

past tense of succor

as in comforted

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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

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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

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Circana found 35% of Gen Z and millennials discover new nonalcoholic beverages on social media, and 28% have tried an alcohol-free drink because a celebrity or influencer endorsed it.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
On the call, Musk endorsed Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform, and said SpaceX would build its AI data centers exclusively using Nvidia chips.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of endorsed

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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

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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

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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

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Then the Chinese e-moto industry happened; the internet, of course, facilitated the change, and someone decided that a motorcycle capable of doing 40+ mph should cost about as much as a decent mountain bike.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
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

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