- present tense form of relieve (3rd person singular).
relieves
Example Sentences
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Every $10 donated to Undue Medical Debt relieves an average of $1,000 in medical debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Homan suggested ICE agents would cover entry and exit points so "that relieves that TSA officer to go to screening and to reduce those lines".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
“Writing it all down relieves that burden 100%,” said Francis, whose firm has created a downloadable booklet to help the process.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
AI relieves humans not of creativity but of drudgery—the rote, time-consuming tasks that have always consumed more human energy than inspiration ever did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
On the negative side, arts teachers are seen as separate “specialists,” which erroneously relieves the classroom teacher of any responsibility for incorporating the arts into the daily classroom experience.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
