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alleviate

[uh-lee-vee-ayt] / əˈli viˌeɪt /


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Despite most areas having at least some, it won't be enough to alleviate the drought situation across most of England and Wales.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

I’d talk to him about whether he is willing to fly back to Denver to see you during this time, if only to alleviate some of the financial burden.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

“It’s helping alleviate all of the invisible stress that exists. You don’t always see it, but it’s there.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Being close to aging parents, rather than hours away, can alleviate angst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

He had been so sure that Sirius’s reply would alleviate his worries rather than increasing them.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Fostering — temporarily caring for an animal, usually on their route to adoption — alleviates stress on shelters, providing care when they can’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Importantly, Azure is set for another strong year as incremental capacity alleviates constraints on core and AI workloads, unlocking faster growth and reinforcing its role as a key engine alongside M365,” Thill wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026

Historical context further alleviates the sting of last month’s deficit: Since fiscal year 1955, the Treasury hasn’t recorded an October surplus.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

Its supporters foresee a wave of new construction that alleviates the state’s severe shortage of affordable housing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Medicine X which immediately alleviates 3 percent of all headaches in test after test is certainly better than nothing, but how much would you spend on it?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

He dismisses concerns about its effectiveness, including suggestions that alleviated symptoms could be due to a placebo effect.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Multiple women diagnosed later in life told her the diagnosis alleviated some of the shame and confusion they felt about their differences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

That in turn alleviated some of the inflation fears embedded in bond yields.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

It’s still the summer—the August heat is alleviated in South Carolina only by late-afternoon thunderstorms.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

There is no known cure, though recent developments in potion-making have to a great extent alleviated the worst symptoms.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

She said she hopes the arrest "goes some way towards alleviating the anxiety and uncertainty" that Karol Kelly's family have experienced.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Those workarounds are keeping Gulf barrels moving, but they are tying up tankers, driving freight rates higher and, in Saudi Arabia’s case, not sustainably alleviating blockages that have left its oil production at multidecade low.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Microsoft on Wednesday reported $90 billion in revenue and $35.8 billion in net income for its most recently completed quarter, potentially alleviating investor concerns about whether its investments in AI are paying off.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

This is a life-changing amount of money that would dramatically improve the American people’s lives by alleviating the stress and anxiety, poor health and even premature death that comes from financial precarity.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

It was stunning to Mariam how quickly alleviating hunger became the crux of their existence.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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