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 Synonyms for eased
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The Commanders fan is dropped with a punch as the other lunges at the Ravens fan, only to be thrown into a brick wall and ultimately felled.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
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Within a year of my arrival, much of that pristine forest had vanished, felled to make way for human settlements.Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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The dress hit all the right formal notes in a subdued way, perhaps owning to the fact that Jolie has a long history of wearing such silky designs.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024
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Each breach, whether a dramatic leap into the air or a more subdued lunge, gives us a glimpse into the intricate lives these predators lead beneath the waves.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The Federal Reserve would oversee stablecoin issuers that are banks, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would regulate qualified nonbank issuers.Becca Bratcher, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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With 200 people on staff and a long history of patronage hiring and nepotism, this office needs a qualified HR department.Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Eased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eased. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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