palliation

noun

Definition of palliationnext
1
as in relief

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2
as in extenuation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliation
  1. relief
  2. assistance
  3. atonement
  4. support
  5. furtherance
  6. confession
  7. succor
  8. acknowledgment
Noun
  • Breath work, exercise and journaling are some of the many practices someone can implement or consistent relief, according to the CDC.
    Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Tall windows, a columned portico, and sculpted reliefs depicting university patriarchs.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of relief
Noun
  • Specific services offered are medical aid, addiction treatment, mental health support, career assistance, independent living skills, vocational services, peer support services and social activities.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The bill authorizes the expansion of U.S. military resources to assist with migrant interdiction on the border with Mexico and expands U.S. assistance to Israel -- core Republican priorities.
    Democrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of assistance
Noun
  • Such reasoning has been rejected by victims, church reformers and even some bishops who have called for church organizations to be transparent to aid in healing for those who’ve suffered and seek atonement for not just the abuse, but also repeated cover-ups over the years.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In place of the original’s portrait of political awakening, the sequel follows an artist (Milena Smit) who’s checked herself into the Pit as a form of personal atonement.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of atonement
Noun
  • Around-the-clock customer support, unlimited 0% processing, lifetime price guarantees, and next-day replacements are just a few of the perks of working with Slice.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Abrams previously toured North America this fall in support of the original The Secret of Us album, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 after its June release.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of support
Noun
  • According to a news release, the PROTECT Act would expand the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction program to allow tribal nations to prosecute non-Native American offenders for drug crimes and gun crimes in furtherance of drug trafficking and other STCJ crimes.
    Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 8 Dec. 2024
  • He was charged with interference with commerce by robbery and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of furtherance
Noun
  • Detectives are still examining Mangione's writings but are considering the contents of the notebook to represent a confession, sources said.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • It was also put to Ancelotti whether his team suffers against high pressure opponents such as Liverpool, who beat them convincingly at Anfield last week in the UCL, and Athletic Club where an off-key Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty causing the Italian to make a confession.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of confession
Noun
  • The first is the attitude that in times of disaster, beauty is a form of succor.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 July 2024
  • But those in the teetotaling crowd still looking to partake in Power Hour might find some succor in the rise of another high-end bar trend: the nonalcoholic cocktail list.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of succor
Noun
  • Despite acknowledgment of the value of RWD/RWE, organizations have only begun to tap into the full potential.
    Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Somebody Somewhere ends with an acknowledgment that life will always be hard and this place may never feel fully like a home, but Sam can survive and be happy here, and that’s more than enough.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of acknowledgment
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