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Recent Examples of palliate Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2024 Senior-home avatars who are designed to palliate dementia patients in their darkest days. Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024 By the very nature of their profession, they are given entry into the universal kingdom of the sick, a place where all are united by a desire to palliate suffering. Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014 Long hours of sitting masquerade as wellness, insecurity is palliated by snacks, and flexibility’s just another name for no time of your own. Curbed, 4 Jan. 2023 Rhys drank heavily to palliate her burdens, and was known for tirades and other skunky behavior. New York Times, 20 June 2022 The friends are teen-agers, both outcasts of a kind, lonely and looking for ways to palliate their solitude. The New Yorker, 2 May 2022 Those would likely be limited to economic benefits to palliate the loss of crops and revenues for farmers. Emilio Morenatti, ajc, 13 Feb. 2022 In an effort to palliate these advocates, legislators offered a work-around, passing legislation to relax the restrictions on bail funds, allowing them to post higher bails and to bail out people facing Class-A felony charges. Nick Pinto, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliate
Verb
  • As in, so bad as to never be excused, ever? Miss Manners agrees there is an indelicacy to handling another diner’s place settings.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • You’d be excused for forgetting that both men were still running for the U.S. Senate in California.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Research shows that yoga, for example, can help alleviate some of the tough emotions that come with PMS.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Its softer side is heavy on body contouring to help alleviate pressure buildup along the shoulders and hips for side sleepers.
    Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The other side: The Nooksack Tribal Council declined to comment this week, but justified the evictions in a statement released this month by asserting its sovereign right to govern housing on tribal lands and to prioritize the needs of its current members.
    Christine Clarridge, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • There and elsewhere, the songs punch above the weight necessary for Christmas fluff, but most fail to clear the bar of justifying their presence in an already padded runtime.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Instead of waiting at home to fully recover, Master said, students should return to school with extra support from teachers and breaks in their schedule to relieve symptoms such as headaches or fatigue, with a goal of gradually doing more.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Rest on your back with a pillow under your knees or on your side with your knees toward your chest to relieve or reduce lower-abdomen pressure.
    Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • For any that haven’t reached green, clicking the segment reveals exactly why and, in most cases, explains how to get a better score.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Abramovitch explained how Swift could have been an exception to this rule because her career in both country and pop music gives her fans on both sides of the American political divide.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Seeing Murray use hot packs to keep the knees and ankles warm at halftime helped inspire Braun to use them.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Golden State playing fast — much faster than Philadelphia — helps, too.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Investments in health and education can mitigate the impact of population aging.
    Vegard Skirbekk, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Proactively address concerns and, if warranted, include them in the process of mitigating the issues.
    Cory McNeley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Instead, try to soothe yourself back to sleep by visualizing something calming, like leaves floating down a stream or bubbles blowing through the air on a summer day.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Lower temperature and more hat-wearing can lead to a flaky scalp, but these dandruff shampoos can help soothe your skin.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Palliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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