ease (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ease (up)
Verb
  • What that actually means in practical terms in unknown, however, the more important takeaway here is that the trade war shows no signs of letting up anytime soon.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The Trump administration isn’t letting up on the tech giants.
    David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That composure led to him landing a knee in the third round after a scramble to get off the mat and setting up the ground strikes that finished the fight at the 3:43 mark of Round 3.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • But the Clippers played great defense and eventually forced Westbrook into not getting off a shot, sending the game into overtime tied 98-98.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • After the funeral, Benedict was laid to rest in the Vatican Grottoes, in the same tomb that once held Pope John Paul II before his canonization.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • But her new Apple Watch kept sending alerts that her resting heart rate was way higher than normal, jumping from her usual 55 beats per minute up into the 90s.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Private Office is also a comfortable space to relax, spread out and inspire creativity.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Progressive Muscle Relaxation Progressive muscle relaxation involves slowly tensing and then relaxing different muscle groups in the body, one at a time.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Ease (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ease%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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