as in cabinet
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components
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as in to comfort
to ease the grief or distress of
the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral
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Recent Examples of console
Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Game Consoles Gaming consoles may seem like an appliance that makes sense to leave plugged in.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Greta consoles her sister after Nora lost in her final match.
—Jason Getz, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
However, the SkyNook suggests using a convertible console that can secure a car seat, bassinet, pet carrier or service animal for the flight.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
Game Consoles Gaming consoles may seem like an appliance that makes sense to leave plugged in.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
In both cases Jesse took the time to call our parents to console them and to send them flowers.
—Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Greta consoles her sister after Nora lost in her final match.
—Jason Getz, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for console
Noun
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Trump, the first lady and members of his cabinet enter the White House Press Briefing Room.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amazon’s Big Summer Beauty Event has arrived, perfectly-timed for anyone looking to refresh their beauty cabinet by enjoying up to 30% off select cosmetics through May 10.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Audrey Hudson, twenty-four, is a gifted battlefield surgeon who feigns muteness to comfort Carter Reynolds, a combat soldier deafened by an explosion.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Ty Segall exemplifies the modern indie rock experimentalist, constantly trying out new styles and attitudes and usually landing on some intense neopsychedelic sounds that can both comfort and disturb.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With only six picks going in and a cupboard bare of first-round possibilities, trading up didn’t make much sense in terms of adding depth to the roster.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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His tapes are stored by genre in dedicated cupboards with closing doors.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Voters who worry about Talarico’s deployment of faith may not be reassured by Paxton’s rather punitive approach to Christianity.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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But there’s always going to be a market for reassuring familiarity — a run-through of someone’s greatest hits to a rhythm of rise, fall, and redemption, touching on the darker stuff only on the way to a triumphant close.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Josh Hart is dejected at his locker.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The public should also rest assured that there will be no stone unturned during this investigation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Passanisi assured them there would be adequate fencing.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Here, a gracious layout puts the two bedrooms on opposite ends of the apartment, both with room for a king, closets, and, in the case of the primary, an en suite bath.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
27 Apr. 2026
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The bedroom faces a courtyard garden by landscape architect Ken Smith and includes a walk-in closet and a marble bathroom with heated floors, a soaking tub, and a steam shower.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Diaper rash cream, chocolate brown baby booties and throat-soothing lollipops littered the hotel bed.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s truly nothing better than the scent of fresh laundry and soothing lavender!—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Console.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/console. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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