as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe
a gentle breeze would allay the heat
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Recent Examples of allayed
And the Supreme Court’s decision hasn’t allayed those fears.
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Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Those fears were allayed in late February when Dyer confirmed the home wouldn’t be demolished.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Upsizing the facility implies an intent to use it more, and the transfer fees now committed to will clearly need to be funded at some stage, but any fears of Liverpool being unable to foot those bills should be allayed.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At the same time, its recent performance has allayed fears that broadening its AI offerings meant cannibalizing revenue from its core search business.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Pain & fear allayed when true magic applied.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Fears that thousands flights would be during the Thanksgiving holiday, impacting travel and leisure stocks, now appear to have been allayed.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Getting a smaller bird allayed these irrational fears immensely.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Those fears were allayed in late February when Dyer confirmed the home wouldn’t be demolished.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Upsizing the facility implies an intent to use it more, and the transfer fees now committed to will clearly need to be funded at some stage, but any fears of Liverpool being unable to foot those bills should be allayed.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At the same time, its recent performance has allayed fears that broadening its AI offerings meant cannibalizing revenue from its core search business.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Pain & fear allayed when true magic applied.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Fears that thousands flights would be during the Thanksgiving holiday, impacting travel and leisure stocks, now appear to have been allayed.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Getting a smaller bird allayed these irrational fears immensely.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allayed
Verb
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Here’s what’s happening with whey protein and when strained supplies might be alleviated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Wayfair alleviated some of the overwhelm by sharing its best-sellers list, teeming with popular pieces loved by shoppers.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Everyone is relieved to hear this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Austin was relieved to find the clinic.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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In your arms, your baby begins to cry and cry and will not be soothed.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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Hall remembers being at a homegoing service for a youth lost to gun violence – witnessing a room filled with hurt, chaos, young people all over the place, Spencer came in like Casper, the Friendly Ghost – soothed the family and changed the temperature in the room without grabbing the mic.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Gas prices have fallen toward $4 per gallon in recent weeks, nearing the milestone as oil costs have eased in response to negotiations between the United States and Iran.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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Harpists serenaded tables at La Galerie throughout the day, and as tea time eased into evening cocktails, the space filled up.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The up-tempo, run-and-gun offense made the team Hollywood stars, helped furnish The Forum with five championship banners and pushed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the top of the all-time scoring list.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Within two years, however, Brind’Amour had helped lead them to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Final.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
June 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Simple human error always posed some risk, but as science advanced those small risks were ever more mitigated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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