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alleviator

[uh-lee-vee-ey-ter] / əˈli viˌeɪ tər /


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Major, a professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, added: "The reality is that a teacher these days is a counsellor, a social worker, a poverty alleviator and a guardian of respectful values."

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

Most of the air-quality improvement came overnight into Friday, with rain acting as a final alleviator.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2022

Photography does not merely pander to the gratification of earthly vanity, but is an alleviator of human misery.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by John Werge

O thou sweet alleviator of anxious toils, be propitious to me, whenever duly invoking thee!

From The Works of Horace by Horace

All that is bestowed upon me of that kindest alleviator of human miseries comes dashed with a double portion of contempt.

From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Charles Lamb




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