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salve

noun as in ointment for relief of pain or illness

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In a place where food can be pricey, it’s a budget-conscious salve to a grumbling stomach and a quick stop-off in between a busy sightseeing itinerary.

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Any spectators feeling short-changed would have been salved by Hatton v Flint, a high-energy and bruising encounter.

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"It has been a salve to our broken hearts," she said.

From BBC

Which is to say, “Shrinking” has settled into the salving vibe of a hangout comedy, what with Jimmy’s workplace and neighborhood families of choice comfortably overlapping without sacrificing the therapeutic spaces that make it distinct.

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But he's not president anymore and it's unclear how that will help him do anything but salve his ego.

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

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