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alleviates

verb as in relieve; lessen

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Ardell was already working with Opportunity International, a global nonprofit that alleviates generational poverty by microfinancing community projects both in Southern California and abroad.

First, publicly airing grievances in this way alleviates some of the cognitive dissidence we experience when the nation we live in and love is doing horrible things in our name.

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"Although we know that some atoms 'jump' into nearby empty spaces, how this process alleviates stress has long been a mystery."

Particularly in capsule form, which releases the active ingredient slowly in the body, fampridine has shown effects on cognitive performance in MS patients: for some, it alleviates the mental fatigue that can accompany MS.

Clearing the amyloid beta plaques in mice also alleviates risk-taking behavior.

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

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