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eases (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of ease (up)
as in lets up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eases (up)
  1. lets up
  2. recesses
  3. rests
  4. gets off
  5. escapes
  6. relaxes
Verb
  • There’s truth in these statements, and in the age of LinkedIn, the pressure to build a bigger network never really lets up.
    — Jeanan Yasiri Moe, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • DOMi’s maximalist playing rarely lets up, and the densely harmonized vocals and orchestra begin to grate.
    — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lets up
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  • The House recesses even earlier, heading out of town at the end of this week.
    — Tanaya Macheel,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of recesses
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  • The assessment instead rests on the evidence assembled for the audit and the methodology used to evaluate it.
    — Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • How dark showers work The idea rests on three overlapping effects.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rests
Verb
  • Feed your head Neagley gets off to a sluggish start, with a workmanlike, rather clumsy first episode largely spent establishing the main characters and central plot—and the writers lean a bit too hard on constant Chicago callbacks.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But if Jackson gets off to a slow start under a new coaching staff, including first-time play-caller Declan Doyle, there’s room to fall.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of gets off
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  • Out-of-control AI escapes human oversight, commandeers vital infrastructure and kills millions of people or even all of humanity.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Only a failure that escapes every layer should reach a human.
    — Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of escapes
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  • And then of course the jacuzzi, which releases tension and relaxes the muscles.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The advocates argue that the bill relaxes age-verification requirements and includes an advertising carveout for Google.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of relaxes
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“Eases (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eases%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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