as in easing
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1
as in alleviating
to make more bearable or less severe
an ice pack will relieve the swelling
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2
as in ridding
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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3
as in replacing
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 relieving
Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
There are five plush layers in total, starting with a pressure-relieving base and topped off with a cool, soft wool surface.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2025
At the time, Kenvue said in a statement that acetaminophen is the safest pain-relieving option for pregnant women.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Despite how often these beverages market themselves as social, the rest were solo situations, like relieving pain or unwinding at home.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The graduate transfer has completed 8-of-11 passing for 85 yards and a touchdown in spot-duty while relieving Manning so far this season.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
While the former aids in the reduction of puffiness and dark circles in the under-eye area based on hot and cold contrast therapy, the latter comes with three attachments for relieving muscle pain, tension, and soreness through rapid pulsations.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Boyles said the city’s utilities department was drilling into the concrete to put in a pressure-relieving pipe to release the methane.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
That goal against the Predators in the Flyers’ 3-1 win in Nashville was particularly relieving.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
There are five plush layers in total, starting with a pressure-relieving base and topped off with a cool, soft wool surface.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2025
At the time, Kenvue said in a statement that acetaminophen is the safest pain-relieving option for pregnant women.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Despite how often these beverages market themselves as social, the rest were solo situations, like relieving pain or unwinding at home.
—Kate Bernot, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The graduate transfer has completed 8-of-11 passing for 85 yards and a touchdown in spot-duty while relieving Manning so far this season.
—Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
While the former aids in the reduction of puffiness and dark circles in the under-eye area based on hot and cold contrast therapy, the latter comes with three attachments for relieving muscle pain, tension, and soreness through rapid pulsations.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Boyles said the city’s utilities department was drilling into the concrete to put in a pressure-relieving pipe to release the methane.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relieving
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The changes are aimed at alleviating stress on essential airport employees who have been working without pay, and ensuring flights remain safe.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kuminga has been outstanding so far this season, alleviating concerns about his fit with Curry, Butler and Draymond Green.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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An inevitable part of lawn maintenance, ridding your space of weeds often takes hours to do and requires bending, straining, and stretching in less-than-ideal positions to get the job done.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Many prayed and called for ridding themselves of the divisive, violent rhetoric of the past week.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Sep. 2025
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Adoption accelerates naturally when professionals understand that AI is amplifying their capabilities, rather than replacing them.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lecholop acknowledged that the key feature of the process is removing a board elected by the community and replacing it with one hand-picked by Morath.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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New flight routes are helping too; Air Canada will begin direct service from Montreal next June, and Etihad Airways is launching a route from Abu Dhabi.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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The company chose Goldman’s growth fund due to its strong track record helping companies accelerate growth toward initial public offerings, Dibrov said.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sketches such as last night’s Oval Office monologue compact the coal of the administration’s info dumps into little diamonds of comedy, freeing the writers and cast to pursue more escapist fare.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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If confirmed by future research, the approach could provide a powerful new weapon to fight heart disease, the nation's leading killer, freeing people from the need to take statins and other cholesterol-lowering drugs every day.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Those charges, however, were amended when prosecutors filed superseding indictments in both cases in early September.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The revelation was disclosed in a superseding indictment posted to the federal docket on Tuesday.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Why not start things off by repainting the living room—there are many shades that designers absolutely love for their soothing factor.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Entering a bedroom that’s painted a light blue color feels soothing and relaxing; a bathroom that’s a soft shade of green is pleasant to bathe in.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, clearing the hurdle of high up-front costs for batteries and chargers will make for lower long-term operating costs.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The researchers built a fully functioning quantum chip based on this qubit to validate its performance, clearing one of the key obstacles to efficient error correction and scalability for industrial systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Relieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relieving. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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