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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliations
Noun
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Hazel, drawing both legs up and placing her elbows on her knees, asked.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Two were legs up on the dining area floor.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Few, though, have the social media reach to enlist such powerful helping hands.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Finding helping hands is never an issue, said Randy Sikkema, one of the lead volunteers at the Milwaukee church's free lunch program that serves meals each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoon.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Writing for the screen for the first time, Jonas transfers that internal monologue into confessions that Weisz speaks aloud; the only caveat, of course, is that what Weisz’s character tells us may not in fact be true.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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The second volume functions as a voiceover to the first, collecting his reflections and confessions on each image.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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What skills, supports or alternatives were unavailable?—
Gwilym Roddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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These life-size sculptures are fixed to walls with metal supports, placed on chairs to register bodily scale, or positioned on the floor in juxtaposition with larger compositions.—
Li Qi,
Artforum,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the other teams in the NFC South aren’t just sitting on their hands.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Video posted to social media showed passengers with their hands raised as law enforcement officers entered the cabin and removed one passenger.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The houses below are famously adorned with colorful reliefs that recount the history of each owner’s family.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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From the old mail chute in the lobby to the original grand marble portrait reliefs on the ornate curving staircase, attention to historical preservation adds charm in all the public—and even not-so-public—spaces, like the basement bank safe where the original Coca-Cola recipe once resided.—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Do-it-all Dillon Mitchell contributed 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals in 36 minutes.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Donovan Dent has another stellar game, finishing with 23 points, 12 assists and six rebounds to help lift UCLA to a stunning, 88-84 win over Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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Bret Johnson said as a high school football coach at Mission Viejo, his father wrote notes on yellow legal pads and received assistance from aids to send emails.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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The teen musicians are part of a growing number of children who have been impacted by immigration enforcement, including 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and a young, deaf child who was deported without his hearing aids.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Palliations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliations. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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