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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eased (up)
Verb
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Even when the game is in hand, as was the case Sunday when the Falcons earned a fresh set of downs at the Seattle 5-yard line, trailing 37-9, the players didn’t let up.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Dec. 2025 -
Safdie has populated this film with more than 100 colorful characters out of the time and place, with an anxious pace that never lets up for the a bit-long 2½-hour running time.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Ohtani’s seventh inning got off to an inauspicious start.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The first day of drop-offs, the route got off-schedule.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The trial was recessed Wednesday and is likely to be dismissed as soon as Thursday.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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It can be recessed or surface-mounted.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
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“Eased (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eased%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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