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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 poems and practical suggestions soothed my spirit.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Todt remembers how her father stepped in during some of the hardest baby moments, especially when Kingston couldn’t be soothed.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
On the contrary, Juventus’ football soothed even the most irritable sections of the crowd.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Trump’s ruling out of military force on Wednesday soothed some European officials.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
After that, Riecken claimed that his faith had been restored; Martin, soothed, channelled a psychic message explaining how the flood had been averted.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
After the procedure, my skin was soothed with a cooling mask, which was left on for several minutes.
—Maria Goldbach, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Tight muscles and sore joints can be soothed by massage while also improving circulation.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
It’s blended with avocado oil for even more firmness, shea butter to keep skin soothed and supple, and white and green tea extracts for an antioxidant hit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Todt remembers how her father stepped in during some of the hardest baby moments, especially when Kingston couldn’t be soothed.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
On the contrary, Juventus’ football soothed even the most irritable sections of the crowd.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Trump’s ruling out of military force on Wednesday soothed some European officials.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
After that, Riecken claimed that his faith had been restored; Martin, soothed, channelled a psychic message explaining how the flood had been averted.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
After the procedure, my skin was soothed with a cooling mask, which was left on for several minutes.
—Maria Goldbach, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Tight muscles and sore joints can be soothed by massage while also improving circulation.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
It’s blended with avocado oil for even more firmness, shea butter to keep skin soothed and supple, and white and green tea extracts for an antioxidant hit.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothed
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Pretti not only helped his patient through the night, but also reassured Fouts’ partner, Kimberly Fouts, the vet told People.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The complaint claims that ChatGPT romanticized death and reassured Gordon during moments of emotional distress.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Global markets have calmed after struggling with a quick surge for long-term government bond yields in Japan early in the week.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, reports indicate that street protests have largely calmed as the autocratic regime vowed to continue quashing demonstrations.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2026
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The earnings report, however, alleviated fears among analysts.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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That money alleviated economic hardship for many families, but some of it also helped people pay for illicit drugs, the Pittsburgh researchers say.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Supporters of the pardon power further assured their colleagues that impeachment would furnish a corrective to any overuse of pardoning, underestimating the extent to which the modern party system would render this nearly impossible.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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And while some tired players in the postgame have said at least they are assured a point from getting past 60 minutes, Hynes stressed that nobody is happy with just making it to overtime, and that second point is vitally important when the standings are so tight.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
26 Jan. 2026
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Critics say the name is a misnomer that has lulled drivers into handing over full control to their cars.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Jan. 2026
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But their offense lulled itself to sleep, and the 49ers held Barkley to 30 yards on 13 touches in the second half.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Yolanda was relieved her son was still alive.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Which is why Wright was relieved that Tchiegne avoided a major injury.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sonny appreciated that Pretti comforted and cared for Kimberly, too.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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While the images and words were upsetting, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte CEO Adam Kolett said he’s been comforted by the solidarity expressed by many with Charlotte’s Jewish community.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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Originally, this was a great mystery, as cosmic rays were known to be composed almost exclusively of protons, and the theoretical limit on a proton that traveled through intergalactic space should forbid such excessively high energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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This primordial soup was composed of a plasma of particles called quarks and gluons that rapidly cooled, causing these two types of particles to fuse and create fundamental particles like protons and neutrons, which today sit at the heart of all atoms that make up the matter all around us.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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