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alleviate

[uh-lee-vee-eyt] / əˈli viˌeɪt /


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“It’s helping alleviate all of the invisible stress that exists. You don’t always see it, but it’s there.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Being close to aging parents, rather than hours away, can alleviate angst.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

The real breakthrough here is the padded wrist support in the center console, helping to alleviate touch-screen tendinitis.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Performing was one of the few things that helped to alleviate her symptoms early on.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

So they took me inside in hopes that getting some food in me might alleviate the steady heartbeat I was feeling in between my temples.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Fostering — temporarily caring for an animal, usually on their route to adoption — alleviates stress on shelters, providing care when they can’t.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Günter is attracted to Freud’s science of the mind because he believes that it alleviates unhappiness, but he is learning that the analyst can be distant and dictatorial, like some all-knowing but uncaring deity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

“Importantly, Azure is set for another strong year as incremental capacity alleviates constraints on core and AI workloads, unlocking faster growth and reinforcing its role as a key engine alongside M365,” Thill wrote.

From MarketWatch Jan. 5, 2026

Historical context further alleviates the sting of last month’s deficit: Since fiscal year 1955, the Treasury hasn’t recorded an October surplus.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

Medicine X which immediately alleviates 3 percent of all headaches in test after test is certainly better than nothing, but how much would you spend on it?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Multiple women diagnosed later in life told her the diagnosis alleviated some of the shame and confusion they felt about their differences.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

It’s still the summer—the August heat is alleviated in South Carolina only by late-afternoon thunderstorms.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

Strong investment returns have alleviated financial pressure on state and local governments since taxpayers pay most of the bill for public worker pensions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Plus, the new Federal Reserve chair cleared his final confirmation hurdle this afternoon, which likely alleviated some lingering uncertainty at the central bank, and among investors.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

There is no known cure, though recent developments in potion-making have to a great extent alleviated the worst symptoms.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Microsoft on Wednesday reported $90 billion in revenue and $35.8 billion in net income for its most recently completed quarter, potentially alleviating investor concerns about whether its investments in AI are paying off.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

This is a life-changing amount of money that would dramatically improve the American people’s lives by alleviating the stress and anxiety, poor health and even premature death that comes from financial precarity.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

Eli Lilly LLY 0.55%increase; green up pointing triangle shares rose in early European trade after a late-stage trial showed its drug was effective in weight loss and in alleviating obesity-linked conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

The news suggested to investors that demand for software will increase, alleviating fears that vibe-coded AI software will replace traditional enterprise solutions.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

One day, a packet-ship arriving from Nova Scotia with meat, thus alleviating the city’s starvation, I purchased a salted ham-hock with Sally, and, by her side, stripped it for cooking.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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