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relieve
verb as in make less painful; let up on
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verb as in help; give assistance
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I was hugely relieved but also more than a little scared.
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"I was really relieved after the win because of everything I went through physically. I'm really happy that I found a way to come back and find his weaknesses."
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He was relieved when the second wave ebbed.
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She was so relieved that I was alive.
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The loss of self-control embarrassed him—he preferred not to talk about it—and he was deeply relieved when the attacks became less frequent and less severe.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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