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as in facilitates
to free from obstruction or difficulty
measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour
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as in loosens
to make less taut
the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver
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as in relieves
to make more bearable or less severe
grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease
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as in reduces
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates
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as in decreases
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
new investments in the region have eased since the rise in interest rates
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as in reliefs
reduction of or freedom from pain
the sunburn medication brought me instant ease
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“Eases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eases. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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