lightening
Example Sentences
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He told family members that Diet Coke was responsible for his longevity, lightening the mood.
But the authors write that adaptation measures, like adjusting work schedules to cooler times of day, and lightening workloads, have the potential to prevent these impacts.
From Salon
The Forest Service says it was caused by lightening.
From Seattle Times
There are increasing concerns that the militants will continue their lightening speed offensive toward the capital, Kabul, where tens of thousands of civilians have fled violent street fighting.
From BBC
More recently, Milley has been a lightening rod for conservative critics after admonishing lawmakers who questioned whether the military should teach critical race theory, a field of study examining systemic racism.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
