allayed

verb

past tense of allay
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 Pain & fear allayed when true magic applied. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025 And the Supreme Court’s decision hasn’t allayed those fears. — Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 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 Those fears were allayed in late February when Dyer confirmed the home wouldn’t be demolished. — Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 Getting a smaller bird allayed these irrational fears immensely. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allayed
  1. alleviated
  2. relieved
  3. soothed
  4. eased
  5. helped
  6. mitigated
Verb
  • The anticipated pain of a massive property tax increase in Jersey City has been alleviated somewhat.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Like the best episodes of The Pitt, this one is extremely stressful, alleviated by the catharsis of watching medical professionals do their jobs well.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of alleviated
Verb
  • Cuas relieved pitcher Matt Strahm in the eighth inning and limited the Rays to just two hits and one run.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • Plans are so intense, officers will work 12-hour tours and will not be able to leave their posts unless relieved by another officer in person.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of relieved
Verb
  • Oil prices fell to their lowest level since the US-Israel war with Iran, as growing signs of a tentative return to normality through the Strait of Hormuz soothed markets.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
  • How to handle it A lot of Virgo’s crankiness can be soothed with helping them get organized and practice self-compassion.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
Definition of soothed
Verb
  • The intensity of the product has increased dramatically, the ease of access has eased dramatically.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Improved trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz in June eased the pressures, but S&P warned that any rebound may take time to materialize.
    — Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of eased
Verb
  • The group, which helped defend Idaho’s and West Virginia’s bans, has gone after Connecticut for allowing transgender females to compete in girls’ athletic events.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Electronic music helped entice fans into downtown’s revitalization in the 2000s.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of helped
Verb
  • Effective boards master the mobilization of authority, spreading accountability across organizational layers so that risks are mitigated early.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • 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 July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of mitigated

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