Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoling
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Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images After UConn lost the 2022 NCAA title game, Bird joined other program greats in consoling the Huskies and emphasized that heartbreak is part of every champion's journey.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025 -
Montgomery suffered a season-ending injury on Sunday, announcing the news of his impending surgery by posting a picture of Sonic consoling a crying Knuckles on his Instagram story.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 Dec. 2024
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Not exactly a pep talk, but comforting nevertheless.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Designed to burn cleaner, the candles’ comforting scents will fill any room for up to 150 hours.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Alaskan authorities are assuring regulations are followed.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In particular, O’Neill proposed doing away with FDA’s 60-year-old mandate of assuring new drugs are both safe and effective in treating disease.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Many of Kirk's supporters are cheering the show's shelving, arguing that Kimmel's monologue misled the public by mischaracterizing the political beliefs of the alleged killer.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Unlike his previous experience, this victory was celebrated amid a stadium packed with fans, including his mother, cheering from the stands.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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That is, if a child is not well-loved, or does not routinely experience others empathizing with his or her distress, then that child will learn to fear and suspect others and will be lacking empathic skills.—
Howard Steele,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The response was either reinforcing the emotion by agreeing and empathizing or reinterpreting the situation to help the person see it differently.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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But for the ranchers, such cautions are not reassuring.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The data was reassuring for economists.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Condoling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condoling. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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