easing (up)

verb

present participle of ease (up)
as in letting up

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  1. letting up
  2. getting off
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  • On every metric—sales, profit, assets and market value—these bellwether companies, 787 from Asia, collectively scaled to record levels, most likely reaping gains from not letting up.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Rain pummeled the ground outside the tunnel, but the storm was short-lived, gradually letting up and then stopping altogether.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of letting up
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  • That model, known as Version 3 (V3) will be getting off the ground again at SpaceX's South Texas headquarters.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Paparazzi photos this week showed Kelce getting off a private plane in Florida with the dog in tow.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of getting off
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