Thesaurus / lighten
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She wanted to present the survivors’ stories together to lighten the individual burden of illustrating the human toll of sexual violence and the resilience of survivors.
HOW WE REPORT ON PAIN, DEATH AND TRAUMA WITHOUT LOSING OUR HUMANITYBY KARIM DOUMARAUGUST 26, 2021PROPUBLICAPerhaps we can lighten the burden by acknowledging what parents around us are experiencing and maybe even find ways to support them where we can.
THE SHIFTING SANDS OF SERPS; TUESDAY’S DAILY BRIEFGEORGE NGUYENAUGUST 24, 2021SEARCH ENGINE LANDOver 200 million people use Snapchat Lenses every day, some of them to lighten their skin tone.
HOW DIGITAL BEAUTY FILTERS PERPETUATE COLORISMTATE RYAN-MOSLEYAUGUST 15, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWIn the winter, the club even offers a freight-hauling service so you can lighten your load on the ski in.
ADD THESE 5 BACKCOUNTRY LODGES TO YOUR ADVENTURE BUCKET LISTELESSARDAUGUST 12, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEIn her time as a model, Joleen Mitton has experienced firsthand photographers’ desire to lighten her skin tone, as well as offensive comments made in her direction.
MODEL REVOLUTIONARIES ROCK FASHIONSEAN CULLIGANAUGUST 5, 2021OZYThe idea behind Robbox was to lighten the load for special forces, but “it had to be a solution, not an extra thing for them to worry about,” Beaussant says.
MEET ROBBOX, THE ROBOT THAT SCHLEPS A HALF-TON OF SUPPLIES FOR SPECIAL FORCESROB VERGERJULY 26, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEOn a warming planet, passive cooling can help protect people without access to air conditioning and lighten the load on the electrical grid from those who do.
HOW TO COOL YOUR HOME WITHOUT RELYING ON AIR CONDITIONINGSARAH KAPLANJULY 23, 2021WASHINGTON POSTI get that we should lighten up on ourselves in every way possible and I completely agree with that.
CAROLYN HAX: SHOULD YOU REALLY LET GO OF GRATITUDE DURING TOUGH TIMES?CAROLYN HAXJUNE 24, 2021WASHINGTON POST“You don’t want to lighten up too much too soon, but the things we’re lightening up on are putting multiple people in vehicles,” said Adam Zimmer, executive producer for West Coast at production company Valiant Pictures.
FUTURE OF TV BRIEFING: DIGITAL VIDEO AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS ARE APPROACHING NORMALCYTIM PETERSONJUNE 9, 2021DIGIDAYThink of whiskey as another piece of gear in your quiver, a tool used to lighten the mood, provide perspective, maybe even slow things down and give you a chance to catch your breath.
STILLHOUSE IS THE OFFICIAL SPIRIT OF ADVENTUREOUTSIDE EDITORSMAY 31, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEWORDS RELATED TO LIGHTEN
- abate
- aid
- allay
- ameliorate
- anesthetize
- appease
- assist
- assuage
- attend to
- calm
- cheer
- clear the way
- comfort
- cure
- disburden
- disengage
- doctor
- expedite
- facilitate
- forward
- free
- further
- improve
- lessen
- let up on
- lift
- lighten
- make easier
- meliorate
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- nurse
- open the door
- pacify
- palliate
- promote
- quiet
- relax
- release
- relent
- relieve
- run interference for
- simplify
- slacken
- smooth
- soften
- soothe
- speed
- speed up
- still
- tranquilize
- untighten
- accented
- accentuated
- added fuel
- added to
- aggrandized
- aggravated
- augmented
- beefed up
- boosted
- brightened
- built up
- concentrated
- darkened
- deepened
- emphasized
- enhanced
- escalated
- exacerbated
- exalted
- heated up
- heightened
- increased
- intensated
- lightened
- magnified
- pointed
- poured it on
- quickened
- raised
- redoubled
- reinforced
- rose
- roused
- set off
- sharpened
- spiked
- stepped up
- strengthened
- stressed
- toned up
- whetted
- accents
- accentuates
- adds fuel
- adds to
- aggrandizes
- aggravates
- augments
- beefs up
- boosts
- brightens
- builds up
- concentrates
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- exacerbates
- exalts
- heats up
- heightens
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- lightens
- magnifies
- points
- pours it on
- quickens
- raises
- redoubles
- reinforces
- rises
- rouses
- sets off
- sharpens
- spikes
- steps up
- strengthens
- stresses
- tones up
- whets
- accent
- accentuate
- add fuel
- add to
- aggrandize
- aggravate
- augment
- beef up
- boost
- brighten
- build up
- concentrate
- darken
- deepen
- emphasize
- enhance
- escalate
- exacerbate
- exalt
- heat up
- heighten
- increase
- intensate
- lighten
- magnify
- point
- pour it on
- quicken
- raise
- redouble
- reinforce
- rise
- rouse
- set off
- sharpen
- spike
- step up
- strengthen
- stress
- tone up
- whet
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