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allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help, mitigate, mollify, palliate, soothe
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Starting at $1,299 (twin) to $2,199 (California King), its design features layers of New Zealand wool, organic cotton, and steel coils, all tufted together for an ergonomic sleep focused on relieving pressure points on the body. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "7 New Online Mattress Companies That Want To Sweeten Your Dreams," 15 Feb. 2019 An agreement in principle among U.S. lawmakers late Monday that would avoid another partial government shutdown later this week relieved one source of anxiety for investors. — David Hodari, WSJ, "Copper Down as Global Issues Weigh," 12 Feb. 2019 Nature can help soothe depression and anxiety and relieve stress all on its own. — Jill Gleeson, Good Housekeeping, "I Don’t Need Meditation Apps. I Need Real, Genuine Solitude.," 14 Jan. 2019 This relieving bit of insight comes to us from a paper published this past year in the journal Psychological Science. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "7 bad science and health ideas that should die with 2018," 26 Dec. 2018 Elizabeth started hearing about the anxiety-relieving benefits of marijuana and learned about different strains of the plant, like sativa and indica. — Angela Chen, The Verge, "Government bans on pot research have created room for marijuana health hype," 6 Nov. 2018 The government has said the tuition-free boarding schools relieve parents of education and living expenses and help raise Mandarin standards, which will make their children more employable. — Yanan Wang And Dake Kang, Fox News, "China distances children from families to subdue Muslim west," 20 Sep. 2018 Hartford’s city council also voted in favor of a tax agreement that relieves Crop One Holdings of all real estate taxes accumulated by improving the property during its first five years. — Matthew Ormseth, courant.com, "Hartford Council Approves Sale Of Blighted North End Property, Tax Agreement For Hydroponics Company," 10 July 2018 Lawrence finished the game 27-39 for 327 yards with three touchdowns, before he was relieved by Chase Brice late in the fourth quarter. — Jim Chairusmi, WSJ, "Clemson Wins Cotton Bowl to Advance to National Championship Game," 30 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'relieve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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