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
Oil prices dipped on Tuesday on signs that talks between the US and Iran are alleviating the risk of supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, even as the US continues to ramp up pressure on Russia’s oil exports.
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Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Ninety-three miles of new highway lanes are planned for our freeways, with the goal of alleviating congestion.
—Chris Roberts, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The greenhouse aims to educate youth and adults about the benefits of gardening, while also alleviating food insecurity in the city.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Patient perspectives are core components of how benefits, harms, and proportionality are assessed, particularly for interventions aimed at alleviating suffering and improving quality of life.
—Amy Caruso Brown, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses with other fellow rich people in an effort to make one another even richer.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
However, $500 million in homelessness funds approved last year will still be available to local governments — as long as the state determines cities and counties applying for the money have made sufficient progress in alleviating the crisis.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Credit card interest rates, over 20% on average currently, are also compounding the issues, not alleviating them.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Under Obamacare, both states were able to expand Medicaid to include more low-income residents, alleviating counties of patient loads and redirecting much of their funding for the patchwork of local programs that provided bare-bones services.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Ninety-three miles of new highway lanes are planned for our freeways, with the goal of alleviating congestion.
—Chris Roberts, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
The greenhouse aims to educate youth and adults about the benefits of gardening, while also alleviating food insecurity in the city.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
Patient perspectives are core components of how benefits, harms, and proportionality are assessed, particularly for interventions aimed at alleviating suffering and improving quality of life.
—Amy Caruso Brown, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
Picture a bunch of people descending in private jets to eat steak and appear on panels about alleviating poverty and fighting climate change (among other noble goals), while clinking cocktail glasses with other fellow rich people in an effort to make one another even richer.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
However, $500 million in homelessness funds approved last year will still be available to local governments — as long as the state determines cities and counties applying for the money have made sufficient progress in alleviating the crisis.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Credit card interest rates, over 20% on average currently, are also compounding the issues, not alleviating them.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Under Obamacare, both states were able to expand Medicaid to include more low-income residents, alleviating counties of patient loads and redirecting much of their funding for the patchwork of local programs that provided bare-bones services.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleviating
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For renewables in particular, cheaper battery storage means energy from wind and solar, which tends to be periodically abundant, can be stored and saved for later, relieving grids from an influx of power.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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But three games ago, Jenna came back, relieving her sister Megan of point guard duties.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yet the need for such tools is essential, because such data would prove invaluable in helping to motivate the kind of meaningful change that could measure and work to prevent such things from happening.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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State Police, National Guard, and MassDOT were helping free the vehicles or transporting the occupants to a safe location.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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The end of the IEEPA tariffs could help the economy by easing inflationary pressures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Ironically enough, the decision might give a boost to the economy, perhaps easing prices at a time when affordability is front and center in the midterm elections.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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Florentino Perez, long-serving president of the record 15-time European Cup/Champions League winners, has little patience for long-term projects or planning, and no time for excuses or mitigating factors such as injuries or misfortune.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Many experts view the shift from injecting to smoking as a promising development that could help extend the decline in deaths, on top of mitigating the harm and expense of the consequences that often accompany injection.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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In perhaps the film’s most striking move, this central drama won’t just leave you in need of soothing, but will provide the necessary comfort too — not unlike the way Amanda slowly comes to view Martin as a vital piece of the puzzle that is, or once was, her mother.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Seen as an extension of the green drenching trend—where homeowners layer greens like compact conifers, ferns, evergreen shrubs, and vines to create a lush atmosphere—this garden design also provides a soothing backdrop.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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