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as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe
an ice pack will relieve the swelling
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as in rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the bellhop relieved him of his luggage and led him to the elevator
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as in replaced
to take the place of
at daybreak a soldier arrived to relieve the one who had spent the night on guard duty
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as in relaxed
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Recent Examples of relieved
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2025
The good guys go home, victorious and relieved.
—Benjamin Sharoni, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Will Stone, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
You will be relieved to hear that a good thank-you letter need only cost you about half that space and energy.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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But, mainly, there were relieved expressions in the Dodgers’ clubhouse.
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Medical experts participating in the meeting as liaisons representing major medical groups seemed relieved by the decision to table the question.
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Some were skeptical that the plan alleviated national-security concerns.—
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That program has not alleviated concerns over postproduction deductions and, as of August, had not resolved any cases about that issue, the news organizations found.—
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Up front, the frunk is replaced by a duct through the hood, providing yet more grip to balance things.—
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It was torn down in 1985, ultimately replaced by mixed-use development.—
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Often overly-formal affairs can actually detract from making your guests feel welcome; limiting the fuss and frills helps create a more relaxed atmosphere.—
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The relaxed fit through the hip and thigh gives you room during long flights, while the fabric gives the right amount of stretch to keep things looking sleek.—
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The rift was short-lived, as their big feelings were soothed mere minutes into Monday's event.—
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The positive experience of being soothed, whether through calming words, laughter or playful connection, encourages a preference for partners who are attuned and responsive.—
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Emergency responders freed the car’s driver, the CHP’s logs showed, but the motorist later died at the scene.—
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While the mother and calf humpback whales have been freed, they were later observed with pieces of netting still attached to them.—
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The Articles of Confederation underpinned the first governing system set up for the new United States but was only in effect for less than a decade before the Constitution superseded it.—
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Many classical software development methodologies have been partially superseded by the arrival of DevOps and (even more recently) platform engineering, but these task systems go a long way to describing workflow structures in software teams.—
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Mary Castlebury, who was a principal under Pendleton, said her superintendent helped her confront challenges as a fellow Black administrator.—
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After losing $1,500 as a result of the incident, Schlemmer helped his family put safeguards in place to prevent it from happening again.—
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After a three-day civil trial, a Los Angeles jury cleared the hip-hop artist, whose real name is Leland Tyler Wayne.—
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He was fully cleared by authorities.—
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“Relieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relieved. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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