palliating

verb

present participle of palliate
1
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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2
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
  1. excusing
  2. alleviating
  3. justifying
  4. relieving
  5. explaining
  6. mitigating
  7. extenuating
  8. helping
Verb
  • Not that Miss Manners is excusing those who burst into dinner parties after the roast has been ruined — along with the other guests’ attitudes, most likely — and then blame it on traffic.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Part of that is the team’s fault, as Boone and Cashman have spent much of his career staunchly defending and excusing the former first-round pick’s poor play.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026
Definition of excusing
Verb
  • Accordingly, preventing or alleviating hypertension and diabetes can partly be done by managing these factors.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time Halle Berry has worked on a project aimed at alleviating menopause symptoms.
    — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviating
Verb
  • Steve Nesius | Reuters For analysts at Bernstein, Starship is the most important issue for SpaceX in justifying its valuation.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Organizations that approach agentic AI this way build foundational capabilities that span dozens of workflows and shift the ROI conversation from justifying each agent individually to achieving compounding returns across the enterprise.
    — Joe Locandro, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of justifying
Verb
  • Capacity is scarce and expensive to serve, and every new model at the frontier adds to that demand rather than relieving it.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Some people use it for its stimulant or pain-relieving effects, though federal health officials have repeatedly warned about its safety.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of relieving
Verb
  • Their background needs explaining, and there is less internal precedent for what success looks like.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Creighton jokes, explaining that making the film accessible to people is far more interesting to her than some sort of contrived celebrity impact campaign.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • Buying naked upside calls right now means paying a massive premium, but selling an out-of-the-money put will assist in mitigating the overall cost of this debit spread.
    — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Effective exit strategies are built over several years by enhancing financial performance, mitigating risks, and creating a business that can thrive independently.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mitigating
Verb
  • Other extenuating circumstances beyond Goodman’s control also might be contributing to his reputation within the industry as a subpar defender.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • But, generally, only one property can be claimed, unless there are extenuating circumstances.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of extenuating
Verb
  • Michael Busch drove in three runs against his former team, helping the Cubs improve to 2-2 on a seven-game homestand.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Later, the Taurus Moon enters your 3rd House of Communication, helping simple words calm the noise around you today.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of helping
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