palliations

noun

plural of palliation
1
as in legs up

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2
as in extenuations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliations
  1. legs up
  2. confessions
  3. helping hands
  4. supports
  5. hands
  6. reliefs
  7. assists
  8. aids
Noun
  • His hand gripped the side bar of an umbrella stroller that had a toddler kicking her legs up, dressed in daisy-print overalls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Two dead roaches went legs up in front of a hallway glass cooler.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of legs up
Noun
  • Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 June 2026
  • The newspapers drew from publicly available records, such as arrests, lawsuits and confessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Costume makers sat at their respective tables concentrated on their finishing touches, while young helping hands dashed in and out of the room bringing items to other departments.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
  • Few, though, have the social media reach to enlist such powerful helping hands.
    — NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of helping hands
Noun
  • The discovery of the buckling columns launched a major effort to shore up — or reinforce — the building’s weakest points, with crews using emergency jacks and installing new steel supports.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The buckling occurred on the 21st floor of the newer structure, and crews have installed temporary supports as officials investigate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of supports
Noun
  • Imagine how that comes across to a president who wouldn’t admit to climate change if his putter melted in his hands or Mar-a-Lago became a swim-up hotel.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • But while Erling Haaland and his band of striking Vikings have taken the 2026 World Cup by storm, Norwegian sports officials have been wringing their hands about the future of the nation’s sports model.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • At Angkor Wat, Gordon and one of his investigators did a side-by-side comparison of the reliefs covering the temple walls to the jewelry in Douglas Latchford's book for Anderson Cooper and the 60 Minutes team.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • The decor throughout pays homage to local style and the Louisiana environment with white shiplap walls, white-oak details, and, above the beds, oversize plaster wall reliefs depicting magnolia flowers.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of reliefs
Noun
  • If, by chance, Mbappe and Messi were to end the tournament with an equal number of goals and assists, the award would go to the player who achieved those goals/assists in the fewest number of minutes.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists — doing it in 22 games.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of assists
Noun
  • However, because his hearing aids connected directly to the ringtone, the two ended up wandering around the house, using the changing volume to narrow down its location instead of listening for the phone itself.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Apple calls it the world’s first end to end hearing health experience built into consumer earbuds, part of a growing lineup of over the counter hearing aids now reshaping how people access treatment.
    — Allison Palmer July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of aids
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“Palliations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliations. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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