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as in reassured
to ease the grief or distress of
there seemed to be no words sufficient to soothe the bereaved parents
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as in calmed
to free from distress or disturbance
soothed the baby with a bottle
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as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe
hot tea with honey will soothe a sore throat
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Recent Examples of soothed
The tap-tap-tap hammering up and down my spine and around my shoulder blades actually soothed me nearly to sleep.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Irrational fears can’t be soothed by logic.
—Calvin Kasulke, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Himalayan pink salt, rich in 80 minerals, works to draw out impurities, while Centella asiatica helps keep everything calm and soothed.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026
Investors appeared soothed by the software firm’s across-the-board beat, amid fears about the company’s hefty debt load funding its AI buildout.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Your 7th House of Coalitions is soothed by the moody Moon’s trine with apprehensive Chiron in your companionable 11th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Miscommunications soothed with a kiss (and maybe even an actually good proposal)!
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
Where he was supposed to stretch his arms, make little noises in his sleep, wake up crying, be soothed, be held.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
On the contrary, Juventus’ football soothed even the most irritable sections of the crowd.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Irrational fears can’t be soothed by logic.
—Calvin Kasulke, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Himalayan pink salt, rich in 80 minerals, works to draw out impurities, while Centella asiatica helps keep everything calm and soothed.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 25 Mar. 2026
Investors appeared soothed by the software firm’s across-the-board beat, amid fears about the company’s hefty debt load funding its AI buildout.
—Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Your 7th House of Coalitions is soothed by the moody Moon’s trine with apprehensive Chiron in your companionable 11th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Miscommunications soothed with a kiss (and maybe even an actually good proposal)!
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026
Where he was supposed to stretch his arms, make little noises in his sleep, wake up crying, be soothed, be held.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
On the contrary, Juventus’ football soothed even the most irritable sections of the crowd.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothed
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Police also reassured the public there is no ongoing threat related to the suspect.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite fans’ worries, the new series sounds incredibly promising, and Netflix reassured viewers that fans old and new will enjoy the series, which will be executive-produced produced by Rebecca Sonnenshine.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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Brubaker, still perturbed about Wolcott calling time, immediately yelled at Wolcott and had to be calmed down by Susac.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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McAdoo calmed down, and no one brought it up again.—
Josh Owens,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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The 2022 releases from Flaming Gorge were followed by a wet winter, which alleviated water worries across the region for a time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Landsman said the military objectives in Iran have been met; Vargas said the humanitarian crisis facing Iranian protesters had been alleviated; and Cuellar said the president’s grace period for providing a rationale for the war had expired.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2026
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But as China has remained comparatively insulated amid the historic disruption of global oil markets – even clocking robust growth in the first quarter of 2026 – Xi and his planners appear even more assured in their strategy.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The remarkable iron shot from the right side of the fairway with two skips into the hole — his final hole of the 2026 RBC Heritage — assured him a tie for eighth place and massive $550,000 payday.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Choose from a variety of massage styles and sink into the experience while being gently rocked and lulled by the sounds of the sea.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Last year, many were convinced American politics would be destabilized by videos manipulated by artificial intelligence, or lulled into a post-truth stupor by AI slop.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Jade's Aunt Tandra Brus was relieved.—
Betsy Shuller,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Book readers, were you relieved for like five seconds?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Boys and girls are both primed to pay attention to human faces and voices, which, after all, belong to those who will keep them fed, safe and comforted.—
Lise Eliot,
The Conversation,
20 Apr. 2026
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There can be moments when she is comforted by the town or is amused by the town or finds joy in the town.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Balcony is textbook Manet—grand in ambition, ingeniously composed, visually charismatic, and socially unfathomable.—
Susan Tallman,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The federation says the incident prompted internal change, noting that 50% percent of its board of directors is now composed of women, who are also in several top managerial positions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Soothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soothed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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