1
as in to reassure
to ease the grief or distress of
there seemed to be no words sufficient to soothe the bereaved parents
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2
as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
soothed the baby with a bottle
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3
as in to relieve
to make more bearable or less severe
hot tea with honey will soothe a sore throat
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Recent Examples of soothe
For renters or those who are color-shy, starting with small furnishings in this hue—such as a headboard or a pair of lamps—can deliver the same soothing energy without a total room makeover.
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Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 21 June 2025
This Korean sunscreen is loaded with soothing ingredients, like allantoin and centella asiatica, to help red or irritated skin chill out.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 18 June 2025
The spa menu boasts a long list of bodywork treatments options, including the fire & ice massage, which soothes sore muscles with a combination of hot stones and cooling recovery balm, facials and body scrubs using ingredients from the forest, and a fireside massage package for two.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Great as a hostess or housewarming gift, the soap works even better when taking the form of a self-care purchase that will soothe your skin with shea butter.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 21 June 2025
This Korean sunscreen is loaded with soothing ingredients, like allantoin and centella asiatica, to help red or irritated skin chill out.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 18 June 2025
The spa menu boasts a long list of bodywork treatments options, including the fire & ice massage, which soothes sore muscles with a combination of hot stones and cooling recovery balm, facials and body scrubs using ingredients from the forest, and a fireside massage package for two.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Great as a hostess or housewarming gift, the soap works even better when taking the form of a self-care purchase that will soothe your skin with shea butter.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothe
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Earlier this week, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reassured New Yorkers that authorities were taking measures to monitors sharks along the state's beaches, particularly on Long Island, ahead of the holiday weekend.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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For Northwest Indiana families, that should be reassuring.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
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As Stanway had passed back to her, the midfielder had patted the air in the universal gesture for ‘calm it down, there’s no rush’.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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When the projector isn't throwing out sound, fan noise is quite noticeable, though the whirring does calm down somewhat when in eco mode (which outputs the lowest brightness).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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The facility intends to relieve overcrowding in local jails and support President Donald Trump and his administration’s mass deportation initiative.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2025
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The governor said the detention centers will relieve pressure on county jails holding inmates facing deportation.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
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The French club’s Europa League participation next season was assured.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Police have assured that the scene is a stunt and not a real emergency.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
11 July 2025
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Don’t let the last road trip lull you into false hopes.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Back in Central Florida the chorus of chanting, cheering and car honking never lulled in Casselberry.—
Kairi Lowery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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DeSantis stressed the facility is both temporary and necessary to alleviate burdens on the state’s law enforcement agencies and jails, which have seen an influx in migrants amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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To alleviate lawmakers who said the change risked the collapse of many rural hospitals, the Senate ultimately included a new $50 billion fund to support rural hospitals.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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In a ward of Nasser hospital in southern Gaza a woman is comforting her crying, 16-month-old granddaughter, one of those affected by what aid workers say is a surge of meningitis cases among the Palestinian territory's children.—
Olivia Le Poidevin,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Still, there was something comforting about the old days, when on meant on, off meant off, and our appliances and cars couldn’t eavesdrop or talk back.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Natural gas is almost entirely composed of methane, a greenhouse gas that's far more potent than carbon dioxide.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
8 July 2025
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Last December, a task force co-led by Rashid and composed of Pritzker administration officials, educators and other lawmakers compiled a report detailing some of the risks presented by AI.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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“Soothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soothe. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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