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as in excusing
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses
don't try to palliate your constant lying by claiming that everybody lies
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as in alleviating
to make more bearable or less severe
this medicine should palliate your cough at least a little
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliating
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There is no excusing his remarks about Childress, whose everyman, never-back-down persona is something with which many fans identify.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026 -
There was also the spat with coach Steve Kerr that resulted in Green excusing himself to the locker room and never returning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Lamont, while not weighing in directly on Iroquois’ proposal, has been generally supportive of expanding pipelines as a way of increasing the supply of natural gas flowing into New England and alleviating winter price spikes.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, $500 million in homelessness funds approved last year will still be available to local governments — as long as the state determines cities and counties applying for the money have made sufficient progress in alleviating the crisis.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Two skeptics of the COVID vaccine, who were appointed to administration roles just last month, authored a brief assessment justifying the overhaul.—
Grayson Logue,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel justifying the strikes remains classified.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Browns let go of Kevin Stefanski The Cleveland Browns kicked off the infamous day in the NFL calendar by relieving Kevin Stefanski of head coaching duties after six seasons in charge of the team, the franchise announced in a statement.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Colorado doesn’t have any way of quantifying whether areas need more hospital beds, and health systems generally described their recent projects as bringing specific types of care closer to communities, rather than relieving a crunch on their existing facilities.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
31 Dec. 2025
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Fishback referenced Rain directly when explaining his proposal.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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In explaining that earlier decision, Lamberth chastised government officials for failing to provide any evidence to support its claims about national security concerns.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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Each year, local police officers stop tens of millions of drivers on American streets, leading to a wealth of best practices and common procedures aimed at mitigating risk to officers and the public.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Even as the Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark rate, the average credit card APR has barely budged, in part because credit card issuers are mitigating their exposure against borrowers who may fall behind on payments or default.—
Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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There are extenuating circumstances.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Loan officers may also explore why your credit score is low and consider extenuating circumstances.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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At the same time, the bond-building treatment creates a protective barrier around each strand, helping to restore damaged hair and improve its integrity over time.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Eight of her 11 rebounds were on offense, helping the Longhorns to outscore Auburn 58-18 in the paint.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Palliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliating. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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