as in relieving
to make more bearable or less severe
a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day
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Recent Examples of alleviating
Prune juice is a common home remedy for alleviating constipation.
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Cynthia Sass, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Research shows that people who acknowledge or apologize for rejection risk activating the rejectee’s ire, rather than alleviating hurt feelings.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Aside from the compelling morality of alleviating human suffering, this aid can provide a bulwark against foreign manipulation, the emergence of terrorist havens, the growth of black markets, and other security threats that arise from chronic underdevelopment and economic struggle.
—Don Graves, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2025
In Johansson’s case, her leather coat stands in contrast to her satin pants, alleviating some of the tension between the two competing shades.
—Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
The funding and additional personnel are aimed at alleviating the growing case backlog, which stands at nearly 4 million.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Mahle views its range-extenders as far more than simple independent add-on, looking at them as one component in a holistic driving architecture in which smaller batteries can replace larger ones while still alleviating, rather than intensifying, range anxiety.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2025
Rose's platform focuses on practical policy issues like improving Tennessee's roads, alleviating traffic and expanding access to emergency medical care in every county while safeguarding the state's low taxes, low debt, and low regulations.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Cynthia Sass, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Research shows that people who acknowledge or apologize for rejection risk activating the rejectee’s ire, rather than alleviating hurt feelings.
—Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The maternity concierge serves as a liaison, guiding expectant parents through the multifaceted stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, alleviating anxiety and stress while assisting families in navigating the journey.
—Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Aside from the compelling morality of alleviating human suffering, this aid can provide a bulwark against foreign manipulation, the emergence of terrorist havens, the growth of black markets, and other security threats that arise from chronic underdevelopment and economic struggle.
—Don Graves, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2025
In Johansson’s case, her leather coat stands in contrast to her satin pants, alleviating some of the tension between the two competing shades.
—Glamour, 24 Sep. 2025
The funding and additional personnel are aimed at alleviating the growing case backlog, which stands at nearly 4 million.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Mahle views its range-extenders as far more than simple independent add-on, looking at them as one component in a holistic driving architecture in which smaller batteries can replace larger ones while still alleviating, rather than intensifying, range anxiety.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2025
Rose's platform focuses on practical policy issues like improving Tennessee's roads, alleviating traffic and expanding access to emergency medical care in every county while safeguarding the state's low taxes, low debt, and low regulations.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleviating
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Perhaps a dog barks too much, a cat roams through the yard, or pets are relieving themselves in unwanted areas.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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After, guests sip nonalcoholic stress-relieving tonics together, with ingredients like ashwagandha, at the adjacent bar.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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As head coach Enzo Maresca made clear after the game, Palmer’s stardust will always be missed but Estevao is helping fill the void.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Vitello won the 2024 National Championship with the Tennessee Volunteers after helping the team turn around from missing the NCAA Tournament for more than a decade.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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His team were the dominant side throughout Saturday’s game, starting steadily before easing through the gears.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The reading brought a sigh of relief, easing concerns that the economy was facing a double whammy of a softening labor market with reaccelerating inflation.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Among the bills recently approved, there is one creating a grant, under the California Safe Homes program, which would help individual homeowners, cities, counties, and special districts shoulder the hefty costs of mitigating fire-risk in properties across the state.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Engineers were immediately engaged and are actively working on both mitigating the issue, and fully understanding the root cause.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Nearly a million acres of wilderness stretch across Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, but in the heart of it are three mineral pools—their waters naturally heated within the earth and bubbling at a soothing 99 to 104 degrees.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Ginger Can Support Overall Digestive Health Beyond soothing an upset stomach, ginger may also support overall digestive health.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Alleviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleviating. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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