succoring

Definition of succoringnext
present participle of succor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for succoring
Verb
  • Their bread-and-butter is comforting the most comfortable by afflicting the most afflicted.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • For lunch, expect comforting classics like roast beef, turkey with gravy, and Philly cheesesteak.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The announcement comes less than a week after Vietnam reelected Communist Party General Secretary To Lam as the country’s top leader, endorsing his vision of economic growth driven by aggressive reforms.
    Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Rogan, who has increasingly broken with Trump in recent months after endorsing his 2024 campaign, refrained from explicitly criticizing the president or the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday’s episode.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • She was also charged with concealing and aiding a fugitive, but that charge was later dropped.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Choose Iowa gives food banks more options A state program bringing together farmers and consumers also has played a role in aiding food banks.
    F. Amanda Tugade, Des Moines Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The same could be said of Dropbox, a platform committed to championing the future of filmmaking and original storytelling.
    Cat Cardenas, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Overall, there is such a sense of championing both big filmmakers people admire and discovering new talent.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The American, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the Games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Vonn, who was expected to be one of the biggest stars of the games, limped into a tent for medical attention before being airlifted away by helicopter, dangling from a hoist cable with two people attending her.
    Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • State health officials have been encouraging vaccination, including through facilitating mobile health unit vaccination events, to try to contain the outbreak.
    Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Hamas will continue to adhere to all aspects of the agreement, including facilitating the work of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza and ensuring its success.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sure, Pittsburgh Trauma being a teaching hospital naturally lends to scenes of literal instruction, but too often the show pushes past procedural necessity into something distractingly pedantic, even patronizing.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, people on both sides of the divide say Weiss and her senior leaders have brought a newspaper journalist’s sometimes patronizing attitude to television broadcasting.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The build has felt oddly subdued for much of the month, largely because the focus shifted toward promoting the quarterly Peacock special instead.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The conversations around politics were largely unfolding at panels, such as the American Civil Liberties Union event attended by DuVernay, and as the stars were promoting their films on red carpets ahead of their premieres.
    Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Succoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succoring. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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