supportive
adjective
giving support.
supportively
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a word derived from
supportive.
Example Sentences
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A therapist’s role is to ask questions and supportively help clients explore ways of navigating relationships with friends, family, co-workers and, most important, themselves in a way that aligns with their own personal goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Suspected substance misuse is best addressed supportively and empathetically by people trained to do so.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2023
Safety mode, which automatically blocks abusive accounts, was blocking some accounts sharing hate - but it was also, in error, blocking users who were posting supportively.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2023
But, as the fan clapped him supportively on the shoulder, Mr. Johnson marveled at the display of kindness, especially notable after the months of Twitter abuse.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
That is, to replace its interweaving but independent voices with a more unified, streamlined sound, with the keyboard and cello locked together supportively, underpinning the sparring interplay of the two violins above them.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
