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relieved



ADJECTIVE
deprived of something, or freed from it
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“We’re grateful to law enforcement for their response and relieved that no one was seriously injured.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

President Abraham Lincoln cycled through five commanding generals during the Civil War, and dozens of generals were retired or relieved of command during World War II.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

So when her doctor prescribed a drug, which immediately relieved her symptoms without any mention of psychiatric side effects, she was euphoric.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“We were both relieved we finished the story, but that’s within this really difficult, complicated, disturbing context,” Sheen said in an interview last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It wasn’t a scratchy itch that could be relieved with a paw.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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