support group

noun

1. a group of people who meet regularly to support or sustain each other by discussing problems affecting them in common, as alcoholism or bereavement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of support group¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

I scanned the online support group I’d joined for stories of subsequent pregnancies.

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“I don’t remind people of the darkness outside the building. I just talk about the things that bring us together as an aging population. Some have described it as a baby boomer support group. If you have a Medicare card, you need to come see this show.”

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"He was a cowboy at heart, and for many years managed the cattle branch and the horse stables of Nir Oz," said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a support group founded by relatives of the hostages.

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"There's no help or support, which is why I started our little support group," she said.

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What saved her, she told Salon, were the members of the virtual postpartum support group she joined after she’d had her son in 2020.

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