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alleviator

[uh-lee-vee-ay-ter] / əˈli viˌeɪ tər /


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Major, a professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, added: "The reality is that a teacher these days is a counsellor, a social worker, a poverty alleviator and a guardian of respectful values."

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Most of the air-quality improvement came overnight into Friday, with rain acting as a final alleviator.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

O thou sweet alleviator of anxious toils, be propitious to me, whenever duly invoking thee!

From The Works of Horace by Horace

“And I can go to the stores if it does rain52 and go up in the alleviator, for I brought my little umbrella.”

From The Twin Cousins by Sophie May

And they come swiftly from the other side of the earth, over wires and cables, for your electric telegraph is a great alleviator of anxiety. 

From The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad




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