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
  • Rachel Yve, who posted a 20-minute somatic sleep support session on InsightTimer, blends somatic exercises, breathwork and progressive muscle relaxation, including legs up the wall.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • On slide four of her carousel, Pink included a cute photo of Jameson posing with his arms and one of his legs up.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of legs up
Noun
  • Lee, meanwhile, functions as exasperated colleague, grieving friend, and increasingly, minder, as his mentor’s memory begins to slip, sometimes returning loudly in moments of unguarded truth—or perhaps deathbed confessions.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Bundy gave a series of confessions in his final days, including to some crimes that were previously unknown to police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Bringing everything together took about a month and plenty of helping hands.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of helping hands
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  • The bridge is going to be cut loose from its supports and rigging points, Creasbaum said, with the crane sitting 88 feet into the water.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The rest comprises things like structural supports, cooling systems, electrical connections, etc.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of supports
Noun
  • The skydivers — including Rutz — jumped from a plane and held each other’s hands Friday morning.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In the right hands, there’s a hell of a lot that can be done with two men, some first-rate banter, and a historical flashpoint that eerily resonates with our current need for a reckoning about American adventures abroad.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • Svetlana posed in a socialist-realist style, like somebody who’d grown up seeing Soviet sculptures or reliefs on buildings, of workers captured in profile.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Featuring towering stone columns, colorful reliefs (despite being 3,200 years old) and famous carvings, it's bypassed by tour buses heading straight for Hatshepsut.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reliefs
Noun
  • For Detroit, Cade Cunningham notched 33 points and seven assists.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Doncic was masterful, producing 42 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of assists
Noun
  • Non-profit aids children in ICE custody An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost Temporary Protected Status earlier this year was taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in, according to local advocates and school officials.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But despite how life-changing mobility aids can be for the people who need them, they are also heavily stigmatized.
    — Nicole Clark, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of aids
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