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Our ability to detect disease has sprinted far past our ability to manage it, and the trend shows no signs of letting up.

But now Disney is letting up a little bit, lifting its 55-year ban on beards.

In the meantime, The Arizona Republic shows no sign of letting up on the embattled governor in its editorial pages.

As the protests grind into their third month, the crackdown shows no sign of letting up.

That is definitely not the case with Berlusconi, and there is no sign of the scandals letting up any time soon.

He knew what that meant—there would be no letting up now in the storm, and for another night he was a prisoner.

Here is the point for her to consider: if the papers in this suit are served upon me, then there will be no letting-up afterward.

The rain was letting up a bit, and the smoky lantern lit up the surroundings for a circle thirty feet in diameter.

"I don't believe a word of it," said Jack, letting up his captive, who proved to be Fred Jenkins.

And one of the conditions for letting up on him is that he suppresses all news of the epidemic.

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On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to let up, such as: abate, cease, decrease, die down, die out, and diminish.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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