as in relief
reduction of or freedom from pain
hoping a couple of aspirin would provide some alleviation of the pain in his shoulder
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Relevance
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relief
Noun
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Next door is the optional adjoining Suite Jaune d’Or bathed in the golden tones of Marrakech’s desert sands, where elephants march around ceilings in sculpted relief.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
By Tuesday afternoon, Aztecs players and coaches — and fans — could breathe a collective sigh of relief.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Alleviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleviation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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