as in alleviated
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as in facilitated
to free from obstruction or difficulty
measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour
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as in loosened
to make less taut
the rock climber eased the rope a little so that his fellow climber had room to maneuver
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as in relieved
to make more bearable or less severe
grandmother's firm belief that there are few ailments that chicken soup won't ease
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as in reduced
to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent
the chairman of the Federal Reserve has promised to ease interest rates
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as in subsided
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
new investments in the region have eased since the rise in interest rates
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Recent Examples of eased
Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Unfriendly clouds loomed as the Star Breeze eased out of the lagoon.
—David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Soon after, tensions eased, and Carlsen came to New York to compete in FIDE’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
This approach eased adoption and resolved a key barrier.
—Padmakumar Nair, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Things eased up for the Broncos in the first half when Penn State’s star edge rusher, Abdul Carter, left the game with an injury.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks had a good run in 2024, with most major markets ending the year in positive territory, as the region’s central banks eased monetary policy while an AI boom lifted tech stocks.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Yesterday, as Liverpool eased themselves four points clear with their 6-3 win at Tottenham, in his Ajax context, Henderson played out his year undramatically in plain sight away to Sparta Rotterdam.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
In this final rendering, her guilt has eased.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The store was shut during the COVID-19 pandemic and was reopened briefly after Shanghai eased lockdown measures.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Unfriendly clouds loomed as the Star Breeze eased out of the lagoon.
—David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2025
Soon after, tensions eased, and Carlsen came to New York to compete in FIDE’s World Rapid and Blitz Championship.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
This approach eased adoption and resolved a key barrier.
—Padmakumar Nair, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Things eased up for the Broncos in the first half when Penn State’s star edge rusher, Abdul Carter, left the game with an injury.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks had a good run in 2024, with most major markets ending the year in positive territory, as the region’s central banks eased monetary policy while an AI boom lifted tech stocks.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Yesterday, as Liverpool eased themselves four points clear with their 6-3 win at Tottenham, in his Ajax context, Henderson played out his year undramatically in plain sight away to Sparta Rotterdam.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
In this final rendering, her guilt has eased.
—Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eased
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This is facilitated by cloud computing's ability to quickly provision and de-provision resources as needed.Ramasankar Molleti, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Just as Warner Bros had given Jane’s true creative freedom, from their recording sessions to making their own videos, American facilitated and protected Deconstruction’s art.Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
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Financial conditions have loosened.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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The man eventually loosened the binding on one of the woman’s hands and left.Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
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Downside momentum has alleviated from an intermediate-term perspective, evident in the weekly MACD histogram.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Kings haven’t exactly alleviated Kopitar of shutdown minutes duty, making this offensive explosion all the more impressive.Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The final amount could be affected by two factors — the number of claims and how much of the settlement fund is reduced to cover legal fees and costs.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Liver damage can be reduced if the person stops drinking.George Petras, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Its pandemic subsided in 1969, but the virus continued to circulate, eventually becoming a part of the regular seasonal flu strain.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Netanyahu's legal and political predicaments are being subsided when the war is still ongoing.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Surely, Johnson had to be relieved to be traded by the lowly Carolina Panthers to a team that is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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They are also relieved that the war, for now, has ended.Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Beating this mentality truly lies in the entrepreneur’s mindset and can be soothed by a few critical steps.Sean Gould, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Although both involve shedding, dryness occurs when there’s a lack of moisture and usually can be soothed with hydrating products.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
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Crews entered the cabin of each gondola from above and lowered people's equipment to the ground.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Crews entered the cabin of each gondola from above and lowered people's equipment to the ground.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Eased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eased. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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