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lighten up

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Doane tweeted, “the film does make fun of Wannabe Berean unimaginative Christians who need to lighten up.”

Jazz lovers who had taken exception to the previous bashing were told to lighten up, and stop complaining.

Of course, I am aware that this is a simply a video game and critics would say I should lighten up.

From Adam Sandler to Tom Lehrer to South Park, a playlist to lighten up the Festival of Lights.

Some partisans undoubtedly thought Eastwood was funny and that the MSM should lighten up.

Now at length we were ready; and the countenances of the soldiers began to lighten up a little.

The old gentleman did not lighten up any over the story, as Tom seemed to think he would.

It was clear and cloudless, the canopy above him, and he knew that ere long the moon would rise and lighten up his surroundings.

Difficulties which now seem insurmountable, will gradually disappear; subjects which now seem impenetrable, will soon lighten up.

Perhaps a "make-up" man was inspired with a glimmer of editorial intelligence to "lighten up" the page.

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On this page you'll find 55 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lighten up, such as: acquiesce, capitulate, cave in, come around, comply, and ease off.

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

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