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relief

Definition for relief

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In January, an appeal hearing will determine whether he qualifies for post-conviction relief.

And, every election, we have our quasi-comic-relief candidates, your Al Haigs and Gary Bauers and Bill Richardsons.

Take responsibility for an endless stream of people, even as our own suffer, and struggle to get policy relief from Washington.

Adnan has an appeal hearing for post-conviction relief set for January.

Rob Marshall lets a sigh of relief erupt so loud it could be heard by giants in the sky.

It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.

Several suggestions for the relief of the country bank have come to their notice.

But she kept the same tone, and its tender archness only gave a greater sweetness to his sense of relief.

And now everybody turned out with a feeling of intense relief to witness the rejoicings on the village green.

So with its completion, he wrapped it carefully, and sent it to a Chicago publisher, while he sighed with relief.

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On this page you'll find 114 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to relief, such as: alleviation, assistance, comfort, happiness, help, and maintenance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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