succoring

present participle of succor

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Verb
  • Made with Jellycat’s signature soft and squeezable exterior, it comes filled with polyester fibers and PE (polyethylene) beans that give it a bit of comforting weight.
    Lauren Fischer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Located in the heart of downtown, this small American bistro serves an extensive menu of comforting American fare.
    Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Democrats and Republicans have remained stagnated in negotiations to reopen the government, as Senate Democrats hold out on endorsing a continuing resolution to force a vote on expiring health care subsidies.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Former President Barack Obama stopped short of endorsing but called Mamdani over the weekend, offering to be a sounding board.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Antibiotics, muscle relaxants and sedation can all play a role in aiding recovery.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Even then, Machitar was still aiding Perez.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During his life, Phoenix was a dedicated activist, championing animal rights and environmentalism.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This month, prominent MAGA figures joined the chorus of Trump allies championing Dodik’s cause.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The family of three has been attending almost all of Robert's live tapings.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Kardashian, who is the daughter of the prominent late attorney Robert Kardashian, began studying law in 2018 through California’s Law Office Study Program, which allows aspiring lawyers to apprentice under licensed attorneys instead of attending law school.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As people increasingly turn to such bots for emotional support and life advice, recent incidents have spotlighted their potential to manipulate vulnerable people by facilitating a false sense of closeness or care.
    Angela Yang, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This suggests that his interest in AI has much less to do with facilitating art than with seizing an opportunity, such is the entrepreneurial way.
    Andy Crump, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The latter film was made based on the confessions of young people living in Latvia who openly spoke of patronizing teachers and parents, worries for the future and fears over fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Those sentiments aren't constructive and can be rather patronizing.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Weng has been offered a new research project that will contribute to the improved reliability and effectiveness of legged robotic systems by advancing evaluation standards and by promoting transparency regarding the capabilities – and limitations – of these systems, according to a press release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
  • While the Bridgerton star has been promoting the Wicked sequel, he has also been given the title of PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Succoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succoring. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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