PALLIATION Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

palliation

noun

Definition of palliation

as in relief

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Relevance

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as in extenuation

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Noun

American consumers have been struggling with soaring beef prices for over two years now, but the elevated cost of livestock has been a relief for those ranchers, who feel they’re finally being paid fairly for their work.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
When Allie and Owen decide to bump their rumpy-pumpy to next year, in order to get to know each other better, there is a relief in their compliance, like exhausted toddlers who have stopped fighting bedtime.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of relief

Noun

Over the last four years, the Clark County Coroner’s Office, with the assistance of police and the FBI, has leveraged several types of technology trying to crack the cold case.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Residents with storm damage are being asked to call 311 to request cleanup assistance and help officials document the extent of the damage.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistance

Noun

In between getting ready for the new year and writing down your atonements, here are upcoming events to keep in mind — everything from a lively Shabbat geared toward young adults to a shopping event featuring local businesses.

— Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Like an act of poetic atonement, America sent the great-great-great-great-grandson of a slave back, as a diplomat, to the country whence his ancestor had been kidnapped.

— Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of atonement

Noun

Wesseh said Liberia’s development needs may have influenced the government’s decision, with officials hoping the agreement would bring support from Washington.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Next, workers will install new cables, bolted into the five main branches, to stabilize the tree before removing the old supports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of support

Noun

Audio from a conversation between Davis and investigators — which prosecutors say amounts to a full confession from the former Compton Crips capo — was played for the jury on Thursday.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
This confession highlights the intense rivalry, with Barcelona recently dominating domestic trophies.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

Perkins pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, the release said.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Besides the conspiracy charge, Oseguera Cervantes also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking conspiracy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of furtherance

Noun

And why did the Commonwealth deny a request by Reddington, the defense attorney, to stipulate that Clancy killed her children, a formal acknowledgment of responsibility that would have focussed the trial proceedings on her criminal intent?

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Shifting standards for originality Plagiarism can be defined as the appropriation of someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment or compensation.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

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