alleviating

verb

present participle of alleviate
as in relieving
to make more bearable or less severe a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day

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Recent Examples of alleviating Blue’s Year 2 growth could go a long way to alleviating potential anxiety. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 25 June 2026 Training also matters, as systems that generate excessive low-value alerts contribute to fatigue rather than alleviating it. — Ethan Stone june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026 The Center on Colfax recommends alleviating traffic by taking public transit, Veo scooters, or rideshare. — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Like clockwork, the government filed a notice of appeal on the CIT decision Friday, alleviating any mystery as to its intent to seek an alternate outcome. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 May 2026 The free meals program, costing about 268 trillion rupiah ($15 billion) for this year alone, is aimed at alleviating poverty and malnutrition but Prabowo recently fired the head of the program amid a massive graft probe. — ABC News, 12 June 2026 The owner and lessee will bear the responsibility of clearing the debris and alleviating some of the effects of the fire and its aftermath, Moore said, including looking for ways to mitigate debris flowing out of the warehouse, and the smell emitted by the rotting food. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026 Village officials have created innovative ways of alleviating the traffic gridlock, including shuttles from nearby Riverhead and others from Agawam Park in the Village. — Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 So, resources like financial planning, credit building and debt management assistance can potentially unlock additional productivity by alleviating employee financial stress. — Sheri Atwood, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleviating
  1. relieving
  2. helping
  3. easing
  4. mitigating
  5. soothing
Verb
  • Malik Tillman was the hero, relieving the pressure of a 1-0 goal lead with just 10 men on the field with his brilliant free kick.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Healthcare economists say giving people access to preventive healthcare saves taxpayers money in the long run by keeping the workforce healthy and relieving pressure on an overburdened system.
    — Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of relieving
Verb
  • San Francisco serves as a prime example of how the roaring AI industry is helping drive economic growth more broadly, but masking the economic inequality of lower-and-middle-income families.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • In some cases, the requests can be simple, such as helping to fix a clogged toilet or a garage door that won’t open.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of helping
Verb
  • From California to North Carolina, yellow electric school buses are sending power back to the grid, easing some strain when demand spikes during heat waves.
    — Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • But the central bank removed from its statement an easing bias.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of easing
Verb
  • This approach is crucial for mitigating downsides and enhancing the benefits of AI for societal mental well-being.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • At worst, these mitigating factors would knock two-thirds off any improvement.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Definition of mitigating
Verb
  • The Pineapple Punch Hydrating Face Mask is a single-use, two-piece yellow hydrogel mask infused with ingredients that deliver hydration and soothing benefits.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • My favorite dish was the butter beans and morels, which were soothing.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Definition of soothing

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