palliated

past tense of palliate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliated
Verb
  • If students were not in class, they would be marked absent but would be excused if a parent called them out.
    Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Paris Jackson wants to be excused from the narrative that she was involved in Michael Jackson‘s biopic, and is calling Colman Domingo out for his recent comments about her.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others raised more legitimate concerns about affordability, rising rents and property taxes — concerns that could be alleviated by increasing our housing supply.
    Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The drug also alleviated inflammation and joint damage in a rheumatoid arthritis model.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Anytime there’s a federal budgetary surplus (which sounds laughable), Congress may conclude that past lawmakers have overtaxed their constituents such that a prompt return of the excess revenue is justified.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Prosecutors said that seemed to be aimed at finding jurors who would be open to an argument that an attack on the presidential candidate was justified.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Prospective buyers will be relieved to hear that some amenities have been restored to their original condition.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Four days later, Chertoff relieved Michael Brown and directed Admiral Allen to lead the relief effort.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For those viewers questioning why Kendra Licari virtually harassed her own daughter, the answer is not made entirely clear in the documentary, Borgman explained in the interview.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Courtney Crown, senior media specialist at the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), explained there are no penalties in place for school districts that fail to report employee injury data.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not long ago, these militias’ tendency to bicker was mitigated by the deft orchestration of Soleimani.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, hurried or reactive infrastructure development may expose the investor to significant foreign asset reporting and tax burdens (NCTI, for example) that could have been mitigated if a multi-disciplinary framework had been considered.
    Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Cradlewise crib has a camera and uses an AI algorithm to predict when your baby needs to be soothed and will automatically start moving up and down to bounce the baby.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In fact, after each cleanse, my skin felt soothed and nourished—none of that tight feel.
    Denise Primbet, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As the tariff threat eased and some progress was made on trade agreements, stocks have recovered sharply.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Alcaraz was briefly in a battle against Novak Djokovic, but eased through the third set after taking the second on a tiebreak.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Palliated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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