palliation

noun

Definition of palliationnext
1
as in relief

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2
as in extenuation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliation
  1. relief
  2. extenuation
  3. assistance
  4. atonement
  5. support
  6. confession
  7. furtherance
  8. acknowledgment
Noun
  • This island calls to people, young and old; seeking emotional clarity, self improvement, stress relief, detox, physical renewal, and soulful, mystical spiritual healing.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Some monetary relief may be on the horizon for Chris Brown, found liable earlier this year for a vicious dog attack in 2020 that left a housekeeper working at his Tarzana home hospitalized with injuries to her face, arm and leg.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of relief
Noun
  • Not surprisingly, fellow-travelers on the left criticized Conquest either from a wish to disbelieve the Soviet horrors or from an ideological sympathy that compelled extenuation of them.
    — Peter J. Travers, National Review, 29 Mar. 2022
Definition of extenuation
Noun
  • For more information or assistance registering, including scheduling an appointment, call the office of Miami-Dade Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis at 305-267-6377.
    — Angel Doval, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Head Start generally serves families at or below the federal poverty line, while childcare assistance programs in many states face waitlists and funding constraints.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of assistance
Noun
  • The person receives the opportunity for atonement; the consequence is assigned elsewhere.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The holiday, starting Friday night, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, leading up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of atonement
Noun
  • Families may continue a pregnancy, deliver their baby, hold and comfort their child, create memories and receive bereavement support.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Between 2005 and 2024, Chinese firms received, on average, three to eight times more government support than firms in OECD countries.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of support
Noun
  • This week's quiz spotlights red carpet moments and Hollywood confessions.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In Mississippi, for two decades, sheriff’s deputies routinely water-boarded and beat people in order to elicit a confession, according to a 2023 investigation by Mississippi Today.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of confession
Noun
  • Dechalus is also charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Brass and the other two defendants — Courtney Price, 49, of Jacksonville, Florida, and Jateisha Herron, 33, of Boron, California — are charged with conspiracy to commit identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of furtherance
Noun
  • Tip Toe’s acknowledgement of both Leo’s humanity and Clive’s works not to excuse the cruelty that will claim Leo in the end, but to reaffirm it as a choice.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But what an imaginative launching pad to interrogate the nature of greatness, the unsatisfactory acknowledgements of one’s own mediocrity, the seemingly unjust parceling out of genius from God.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of acknowledgment
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“Palliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliation. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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