as in relaxed
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as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe
an ice pack will relieve the swelling
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2
as in rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator
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as in replaced
to take the place of
at daybreak a soldier arrived to relieve the one who had spent the night on guard duty
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Recent Examples of relieved
Michelle Kaufman
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Another source noted that their peers seemed relieved but largely cynical and checked out in this negotiation, compared with the high levels of engagement in 2023.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 23 May 2026
Ryan Borucki relieved him, the White Sox scored twice more, and the Giants faced an unconquerable deficit as baseball’s lowest-scoring team.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
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Adjective
Suarez unleashed a loud roar, pumped both fists, and was swarmed by his jubilant (and relieved) teammates.
—Michelle Kaufman
april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Another source noted that their peers seemed relieved but largely cynical and checked out in this negotiation, compared with the high levels of engagement in 2023.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
Anthony Bender relieved Meyer and got the next four outs.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
Ryan Borucki relieved him, the White Sox scored twice more, and the Giants faced an unconquerable deficit as baseball’s lowest-scoring team.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for relieved
Adjective
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The welcome is relaxed and warm while the flamboyant decor fights to charm you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Here, Marilyn is a superstar-to-be who’s flirtatious and relaxed, greeting a close friend who happens to be behind the camera lens.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In exclusive interview with USA TODAY, Kevin Brosseau says the US-Canada effort has alleviated the fentanyl crisis but that nitazenes and others pose a threat.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Under this rule, that fear might have been alleviated, allowing Mescal to campaign in lead for his turn as playwright William Shakespeare.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Timmerman replaced Burnham and walked Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp before Grant crushed a 260-foot no-doubter that hit a metal fence beyond the wall in left-center field.—
Tim Willert,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Dwayne Johnson is a confident guy and has donned any number of ridiculous guises during his Saturday Night Live hosting gigs over the years.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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At the same time, the sheer volume of data and the lack of trust in it leave many business leaders unable to make timely, confident decisions, exactly when speed and alignment matter most in today’s industrial environment.—
Dustin Johnson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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That goal soothed any lingering tension.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The separation pampered white prejudices and soothed white conscience and stomachs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Verb
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The council vote comes at a time when the Parole Board has freed dozens of criminals convicted of violent felonies, including first-degree murder.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
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So academics on the left and newspapers and so on, essentially saying that the American Revolution was all about slavery and that Britain was allowing the slaves to be freed, and all of this, so hooray for Britain, which was a very improbable development.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Lions Bays Search and Rescue led the initial search for McLean as a missing person, only to be superseded by the IHIT investigators active in RCMP regions in the province’s lower mainland.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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With the Selfish Gene, we’re programmed to do what’s best for ourselves and our own survival that’s only superseded by the survival of our children, right?—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Shinichi Atobe’s arresting house and techno beams with inimitable candor, built from bright, phlegmatic loops that run on an eccentric internal logic.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kunzweiler, a phlegmatic, gray-haired career prosecutor a generation older, prized the finality of a jury verdict — and the punishment that went with it.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Relieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relieved. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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