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Definition of letup
: a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity
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Examples of letup in a Sentence
the downpour continued for hours without letup
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The revenge plot cooked up against him, a cockeyed conspiracy enlisting the aid of a wealthy couple (gamely played by Colette Kilroy and Gareth Williams), who have their own bone to pick with Gregor, ensures there’s no letup in the lunacy.
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With no letup in competition in its grocery business, investors are fearful of the consequences for Argos -- which sells everything from televisions to jewelry -- should British consumers rein in spending.
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President Donald Trump’s regulatory rollback promises to help banks’ money making inside the U.S., but for European banks this won’t spell a letup in the pressure to reform.
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First Known Use of letup
1836
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: a time during which something stops or slows down
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