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noun

plural of comfort

as in consolations

a feeling of ease from grief or trouble the mourners found comfort in their pastor's words

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as in amenities

something that adds to one's ease of living a family campground with all the comforts of home

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as in reliefs

reduction of or freedom from pain a life of comfort

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as in luxuries

something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary a hotel room featuring an array of domestic comforts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of comfort

as in assures

to ease the grief or distress of the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado

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Recent Examples of comforts

Noun

By evening, the Moon enters your 4th House, making home and familiar comforts especially appealing. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 Later, Mars trines Neptune in your 4th House, making home, family, or familiar comforts especially grounding. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 According to Ayer, that exhaustion showed up in the movie, as Pitt couldn’t relax or rely on the typical comforts of a film set. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 Honest expectations and familiar comforts can do plenty of the work. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Some of the passenger cars were built as early as 1917, but they have been updated with modern comforts such as restrooms, plush seating, and heating. — Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2026 The cowardly, devious Turgeniev has assimilated to the comforts of the West —that alone is enough for Fyodor to detest him. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 With higher ticket prices and more competition — not only with other touring bands but with the allures of home comforts — audiences need a bigger draw. — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Getty Hard Rock Cafe's journey began in London in 1971, when two homesick Americans, Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, brought the comforts of a classic American diner to the British capital. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

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Seattle comforts you with its natural beauty, quieting your mind and heightening your senses. — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 In one scene, Maddie gently comforts an elderly man whose brother was killed at the Pentagon when hijackers struck the building. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Further video shows officers calmly evacuating two small children as the kids' family comforts them. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 This hearty chicken chili comforts those nursing wintertime sniffles. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 May 2026 Near the front of the hospital, a nurse comforts a man trapped beneath an SUV. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 The nurturing Moon comforts therapeutic Chiron, brightening your 5th House of Amusement — this is your moment to attempt a new way of expressing yourself without judging yourself. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2026 Trump has a video conference with French First Lady Brigitte Macron to discuss initiatives to end cyberbullying, meets with Queen Rania of Jordan to discuss helping foster children and comforts former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026 The base blends sesame and rice bran oils for a cushiony, fast-absorbing texture that immediately comforts dry skin. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comforts

Noun

But the consolations of art do not depend on achievement, and that might be Kingsolver’s most direct riposte to her critics.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Alejo listens carefully, occasionally offering a tissue or murmuring consolations.

— Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026

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Passengers will enjoy the amenities and seamless nature of private jet travel at a fraction of the cost.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Other interior amenities include a 24-seat movie theater, and a primary retreat with dedicated massage and salon rooms, while the grounds boast multiple terraces and a large pool.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026

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In recent decades, the government of the Netherlands — which colonized Indonesia from the 1600s-1900s — has been in the process of repatriating sculptures, reliefs, and other items to the arts and culture administration in Java.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Hesse displayed this work and a collection of breakthrough reliefs in an exhibition held inside a greenhouse on the Scheidt family’s property in 1965, alongside several works on paper.

— Gabriella Angeleti, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of reliefs

Noun

Now let's pivot into the country club of college football experiences and what happened at Northwestern last night at the opener for Ryan Field, the new $900 million field that is a mini-modern NFL stadium with all the luxuries that NFL fans expect.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Many residents were able to buy solar panels, household generators, satellite internet service, and other theretofore unobtainable luxuries.

— Belén Fernández, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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Likewise, while some may be concerned about unintended environmental impacts of releasing mosquitoes, Vogels assures that these initiatives are contained and do not pose risks to local ecosystems.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
The absence of genuine opposition all but assures the Kremlin will keep tight control of the Russian political scene amid mounting economic costs and increasing Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries and online retailers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of assures

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Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.

— DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.

— Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of encouragements

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The Guardian explores that tradeoff through people using simpler phones and the practical limitations that appear when smartphone conveniences disappear.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
The Guardian has explored the practical limitations that appear when smartphone conveniences disappear, including messaging platforms, maps, tickets, transit, rideshare and QR codes.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026