condoled

verb

past tense of condole
as in sympathized

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  1. consoled
  2. comforted
  3. assured
  4. reassured
  5. cheered
  6. empathized
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  • Talley walked off the course in tears, consoled by 10-time major winner Annika Sörenstam and two-time major winner Bryson DeChambeau.
    — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • There were personalities and moments that consoled a grieving country.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of consoled
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  • Ana again became the younger sister being comforted by Jessica.
    — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Parents pass it along to parents-to-be with a certain reverence, sharing it as the book that comforted and informed in equal measure.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of comforted
Verb
  • Rest assured, Morning Squawk will continue to arrive in your inbox as expected every weekday.
    — , CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • We are now assured of two teams being in the bottom half of the league in payroll, representing the league in the World Series.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of assured
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  • Sutskever joined and made possible OpenAI’s breakthrough science after Altman reassured him everything would be done all human-centric and responsible.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Afterward, through the radio, Arteaga and Vasquez reassured the rest of their family that all had gone well.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of reassured
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  • Rowers pushed through a rainy and chilly start Friday morning while fans in ponchos and raincoats cheered them on.
    — Anna Meiler, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As the audience cheered him on, Joel joined the headliners, a Boynton Beach Billy Joel cover band called The Turnstiles.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheered
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  • Clark empathized with short men who tried but failed to find a girlfriend.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • By shining a light on one of her toughest periods (Diana and Charles separated in 1992), Stewart empathized with Diana deeply.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of empathized
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“Condoled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condoled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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