support group

NOUN

group providing support to members

Synonyms

WEAK

12-step group AA Alcoholics Anonymous Weight Watchers encounter group family friends morale boosters safety net self-help group support system therapy

Example Sentences

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Did they also help you find real-life Holocaust survivors — like Sami Steigmann —that you cast as support group members?

From Los Angeles Times

A support group says it has assembled 250 cases, the vast majority involving ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mrs Hammond's husband Phil was former chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group and one of the leading Hillsborough campaigners but he died in January.

From BBC

This de facto support group has no big inspirational speeches to offer Dusty, just a weary resilience to keep going because, really, what else can they do?

From Los Angeles Times

The BLS has also lost 25% of its workforce since February and one-third of its leadership positions remain unfilled, according to estimates by the Friends of the BLS, a support group founded by two former commissioners.

From MarketWatch