| Lets up |
Universal |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Makes less strict |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Relaxes |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2022 |
| Makes less harsh |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2022 |
| Makes less severe |
USA Today |
08 May 2022 |
| Makes more endurable |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Softens |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Softens |
The Washington Post |
25 Apr 2022 |
| Relaxes as toff takes the mickey |
The Guardian Quiptic |
18 Apr 2022 |
| Simplifies |
Universal |
05 Apr 2022 |
| Lessens in difficulty |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Moves cautiously |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Jan 2022 |
| Removes, as rigor |
Newsday |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Alleviates, relieves |
Irish Times Simplex |
08 Jan 2022 |
| Takes the edge off |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2022 |
| Moves carefully |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Dec 2021 |
| Moves gingerly |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2021 |
| Facilitates |
Premier Sunday |
05 Dec 2021 |
| Lets up |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2021 |
| Relieves |
Family Time |
07 Nov 2021 |
| Makes more bearable |
USA Today |
04 Nov 2021 |
| Moves carefully |
USA Today |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Relieves |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2021 |
| Relaxes |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Relaxes |
The Washington Post |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Relaxes, as regulations |
Newsday |
10 Aug 2021 |
| Slacks off |
Newsday |
04 Jul 2021 |
| Loosens or lessens |
Newsday |
30 May 2021 |
| Relaxes, as restrictions |
The Washington Post Sunday |
23 May 2021 |
| Moves carefully |
USA Today |
22 May 2021 |
| Makes less rigorous |
USA Today |
19 May 2021 |
| Relaxes |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2021 |
| Relaxes |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2021 |
| Relaxes |
Newsday |
02 May 2021 |
| Relaxes |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Moves cautiously |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Makes less difficult |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2021 |
| Relaxes, as pressure |
Universal |
11 Mar 2021 |
| Makes more bearable |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2021 |
| Makes less strict |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2021 |
| Soothes |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Lessens |
USA Today |
11 Feb 2021 |
| Alleviates |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2021 |
| Makes less difficult |
Newsday |
02 Feb 2021 |
| Makes more bearable |
The Washington Post |
22 Jan 2021 |
| Makes more bearable |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jan 2021 |
| Subsides |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Relaxes |
Premier Sunday |
03 Jan 2021 |
| Relaxes |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Relaxes |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Facilitates |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Makes less stringent |
USA Today |
09 Dec 2020 |
| Relaxes |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Nov 2020 |
| Moves cautiously |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Oct 2020 |
| Simplifies |
LA Times Daily |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Palliates |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Makes less difficult |
Universal |
02 Sep 2020 |
| Makes less severe |
The Times Concise |
29 Jul 2020 |
| Alleviates, relieves |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Alleviates |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jun 2020 |
| Relaxes |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Lets up |
Universal |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Mitigates some disease symptoms |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Makes more bearable |
New York Times |
25 May 2020 |
| Alleviates |
Thomas Joseph |
19 May 2020 |
| Subsides |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2020 |
| Subsides |
The Washington Post |
11 May 2020 |
| Relieves |
Universal |
10 Apr 2020 |
| Loosens up |
Newsday |
02 Apr 2020 |
| Softens |
The Washington Post |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Softens |
LA Times Daily |
01 Mar 2020 |
| Makes less stressful |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2020 |
| Moves carefully |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Dec 2019 |
| Moves gingerly |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2019 |
| Facilitates |
The Times Concise |
07 Nov 2019 |
| No place in contents for moderates |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Oct 2019 |
| Abates |
The Washington Post |
18 Sep 2019 |
| Abates |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2019 |
| Alleviates |
Universal |
11 Sep 2019 |
| Soothes |
The Washington Post |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Soothes |
LA Times Daily |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Soothes |
Universal |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Facilitates |
The Washington Post |
09 Aug 2019 |
| Facilitates |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2019 |
| Relieves |
The Washington Post |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Relieves |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jul 2019 |
| A leader of socialists in spot over moderates |
The Telegraph Toughie |
25 Jul 2019 |
| Makes less burdensome |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Abates |
Newsday |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Relieves |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 Jun 2019 |
| Soothes |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Smooths |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2019 |
| Conservative quitting stops moderates |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 May 2019 |
| Relaxes when in view on the way up |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 May 2019 |
| Makes less difficult |
LA Times Daily |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Makes less difficult |
The Washington Post |
27 Mar 2019 |
| Makes less severe |
USA Today |
26 Mar 2019 |
| Ameliorates |
Canadiana |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Simplifies |
Universal |
14 Feb 2019 |
| Lessens, as pain |
New York Times |
28 Jan 2019 |
| Smooths |
|
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| Facilitates |
|
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| Makes less difficult |
|
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| Makes more bearable |
|
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| Soothes |
|
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| Relieves |
|
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| Simplifies |
|
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| Lessens, as pain |
|
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| Soothes |
|
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| Alleviates |
|
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| Abates |
|
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| Soothes |
|
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| Makes less severe |
|
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| Makes simpler |
The Washington Post |
25 Dec 2018 |
| Makes simpler |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2018 |
| Lessens |
Premier Sunday |
09 Dec 2018 |
| Moves gingerly |
Universal |
02 Dec 2018 |
| Becomes more endurable |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Makes simpler |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2018 |
| Is soothing |
Universal |
06 Nov 2018 |
| Lessens |
Newsday |
18 Sep 2018 |
| Calms |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Aug 2018 |
| Moves slowly |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Aug 2018 |
| Makes more tolerable |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jul 2018 |
| Simplifies |
The Washington Post |
25 Apr 2018 |
| Abates |
Universal |
21 Apr 2018 |
| Alleviates |
Premier Sunday |
08 Apr 2018 |
| Relaxes |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Apr 2018 |
| Makes less burdensome |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2018 |
| Simplifies |
New York Times |
26 Jan 2018 |
| Deducting pound from rents gives relief |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jan 2018 |
| Alleviates |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jan 2018 |
| Is soothing |
|
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| Simplifies |
|
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| Makes simpler |
|
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| Simplifies |
|
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| Moves gingerly |
|
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| Relieves |
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| Makes more bearable |
|
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| Abates |
|
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| Makes more tolerable |
|
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| Relaxes |
|
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| Palliates |
|
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| Soothes |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2017 |
| Lets up |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2017 |
| Lets up |
The Washington Post |
05 Dec 2017 |
| Lightens |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Soothes |
Canadiana |
27 Nov 2017 |
| Sees a new way, relaxes |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Nov 2017 |
| Allays |
Premier Sunday |
29 Oct 2017 |
| Lightens up |
Newsday |
26 Oct 2017 |
| Facilitates |
Newsday |
26 Sep 2017 |
| Simplifies |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2017 |
| Makes less thorny |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2017 |
| Slackens off |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2017 |
| Facilitates |
New York Times |
24 Jul 2017 |
| Loosens up |
Premier Sunday |
16 Jul 2017 |
| Softens |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2017 |
| Makes lighter |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2017 |
| Makes more bearable |
Universal |
24 Jun 2017 |
| Lightens, as a load |
Universal |
11 Jun 2017 |
| Lightens up |
LA Times Daily |
12 May 2017 |
| Lightens up |
The Washington Post |
12 May 2017 |
| Alleviates |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Apr 2017 |
| Comforts guys after loss of capital ... |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Mar 2017 |
| Relieves, as a difficult situation |
Universal |
16 Mar 2017 |
| Reduces restrictions for |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2017 |
| Moves gingerly |
|
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| Slackens off |
|
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| Soothes |
|
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| Lightens |
|
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| Makes less thorny |
|
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| Facilitates |
|
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| Lightens, as a load |
|
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| Makes more bearable |
|
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| Relieves, as a difficult situation |
|
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| Lets up |
|
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| Lightens up |
|
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| Alleviates |
LA Times Daily |
27 Nov 2016 |
| Smoothes |
LA Times Daily |
18 Nov 2016 |
| Facilitates |
Universal |
21 Oct 2016 |
| Has a palliative effect on |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2016 |
| Lightens, as one's load |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2016 |
| Lightens, as a burden |
Universal |
12 Jun 2016 |
| Relieves, as pain |
Universal |
06 Jun 2016 |
| Makes more comfortable |
The Washington Post |
22 May 2016 |
| Enters slowly, with ''in'' |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2016 |
| Slackens off |
Universal |
23 Apr 2016 |
| Calms |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2016 |
| Mollifies |
USA Today |
01 Apr 2016 |
| Provides comfort stops after leader goes |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Mar 2016 |
| Stops losing head and relaxes |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Mar 2016 |
| Dulls, as pain |
New York Times |
11 Feb 2016 |
| Makes less burdensome |
USA Today |
17 Jan 2016 |
| Relaxes in azaleas, escaping |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jan 2016 |
| Lightens, as one's load |
|
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| Smoothes |
|
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| Relaxes |
|
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| Makes more bearable |
|
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| Relieves, as pain |
|
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| Lightens, as a burden |
|
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| Facilitates |
|
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| Dulls, as pain |
|
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| Makes less burdensome |
|
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| Palliates |
|
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| Ameliorates |
LA Times Daily |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Moves with care |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2015 |
| Makes more tolerable |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2015 |
| Stops after cutting 100 inches? |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Nov 2015 |
| Greases the wheels for |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2015 |
| Lets up |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Lessens, as pain |
Universal |
11 Sep 2015 |
| Facilitates |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2015 |
| Relieves, as pain |
USA Today |
30 May 2015 |
| Goes effortlessly |
Universal |
04 May 2015 |
| Lessens a load |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2015 |
| Relents (with "up") |
USA Today |
28 Jan 2015 |
| Relieves, as pressure |
USA Today |
24 Jan 2015 |
| Makes tolerable |
Universal |
14 Jan 2015 |
| Ameliorates |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jan 2015 |
| Goes effortlessly |
USA Today |
02 Jan 2015 |
| Facilitates |
|
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| Goes effortlessly |
|
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| Greases the wheels for |
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| Lessens a load |
|
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| Makes more tolerable |
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| Softens |
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| Ameliorates |
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| Moves with care |
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| Lets up |
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| Makes less difficult |
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| Makes simpler |
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| Goes effortlessly |
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| Lessens, as pain |
|
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| Makes tolerable |
|
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| Soothes |
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| Relieves, as pressure |
|
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| Relieves, as pain |
|
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| Relents (with "up") |
|
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| Lightens |
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| Wanes |
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| Relieves |
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| Makes more bearable |
|
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| Makes less stringent |
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| Makes bearable |
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| Palliates |
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| Lessens a load |
|
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| Makes less burdensome |
|
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| Soothes |
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| Relents (with "up") |
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| Simplifies |
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| Settles (into) |
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| Lightens the load |
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| Lessens, as pressure |
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| Mitigates |
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| Dulls, as pain |
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| Facilitates |
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| Decreases, as pain |
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| Dulls, as pain |
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| Simplifies |
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| Loosens, as restrictions |
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| Facilitates |
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| Relaxes, as pressure |
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| ___ up (relaxes) |
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| Lessens the discomfort of |
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| Softens, as a blow |
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| Slacks off |
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| Moderates |
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| Lets (up) |
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| Supplies pillows, maybe |
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| Uncomplicates |
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| Slacks off |
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| Smooths the way |
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| Moderates |
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| Reduces, as pressure |
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| Ameliorates |
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| Assuages |
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| Uncomplicates |
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| Lessens the discomfort of |
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| Lightens |
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| Lessens, as discomfort |
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| Soothes |
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| Assuages |
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| Lightens |
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| Reduces, as pressure |
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| Applies less pressure (with "up") |
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| Relaxes |
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| Assuages |
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| Alleviates |
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| Moves carefully |
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| Softens |
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| Assuages |
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| Lets (up) |
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| Mitigates |
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| Soothes |
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| Makes less burdensome |
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| Alleviates |
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| Mitigates |
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| Lightens |
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| Allays |
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| Simplifies |
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| Tailors' allowances |
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| Mitigates |
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| Lets up |
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| Alleviates |
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| Abates |
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| Facilitates |
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| Lightens |
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| Mitigates |
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| Lets (up) |
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| Disburdens |
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| Abates |
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| Makes less taut |
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| ___ up (relaxes) |
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| Lets up |
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| Becomes less jammed, as traffic |
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| Facilitates |
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| Lessens, as pain |
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| Lightens, as a burden |
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| Lessens, as pain |
|
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| Lets up |
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| Uncomplicates |
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| Lessens, as pain |
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| Moves gingerly |
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| Uncomplicates |
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| Doesn't force |
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| Lessens |
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| Mollifies |
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| Palliates |
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| Mitigates, as pain |
|
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| Makes lighter |
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| Abates |
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| Assuages |
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| Moves carefully |
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| Moves gently |
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| Smooths |
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| Mollifies |
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| Moves gently |
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| Lightens, as a burden |
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| Smooths |
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| Lightens up |
|
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| Assuages |
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| Mitigates |
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| Allays |
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| Abates a bit |
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| Ameliorates |
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| Moderates |
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| Lets up |
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| Alleviates |
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| Alleviates |
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| Palliates |
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| Relieves |
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| Lets up |
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| Tactfully removes from a job, with "out" |
|
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| Lets up |
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| Lessens |
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| Makes less difficult |
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| Lightens, as a burden |
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| Alleviates |
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| Assuages |
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| Relieves, as pressure |
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| Palliates |
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| Softens |
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| Assuages |
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| Moves gingerly |
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| Lightens |
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| Backs off, with "up" |
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| Softens |
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| Relieves |
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| Moves gingerly |
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| Palliates |
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| Lessens, as a load |
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| Lessens |
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| Reduces, as pressure |
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| Smoothes, as the way |
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| Facilitates |
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| Smoothes the way |
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| Comforts |
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| Softens the blow |
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| Reduces |
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| Softens |
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| Relieves pressure |
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| Reduces |
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| Reduces, as pressure |
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| Removes an obstruction |
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| Inches along |
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| Lets up |
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| Relaxes |
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| Lets up |
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| Alleviates |
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| Backs off (with "up") |
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| Lightens the load |
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| Mitigates |
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| Loosens up |
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| Relaxes |
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| Loosens up |
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| Applies less pressure, with "up" |
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| Lets up |
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| Backs off (with "up") |
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| Alleviates |
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| Removes obstacles |
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| Backs off, with "up" |
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| Lets up |
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| Reposes |
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| Soothes |
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| Alleviates |
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| Ameliorates |
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| Moves gently |
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| Softens |
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| Makes more bearable |
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| Relieves |
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| Slackens off |
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| Mitigates |
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| Makes bearable |
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| Lets up |
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| Slackens |
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| Lets up on |
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| Lightens |
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| Moves slowly and carefully |
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| Becomes less jammed, as traffic |
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| Smooths the path |
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| Lessens a load |
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| Greases the wheels for, say |
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| Comforts |
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| Smooths the way |
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| Alleviates |
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| Palliates |
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| Relieves |
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| Relieves |
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| Relaxes |
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| Allays |
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| Makes simpler |
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| Alleviates |
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| Lessens, as pain |
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| Lightens up |
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| Relieves |
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| Relieves pressure |
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| Lessens |
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| Relieves |
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| Backs off |
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| Simplifies |
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| Alleviates |
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| Frees from pressure |
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| Makes tolerable |
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| ___ up: relaxes |
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| Smooths the way |
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| Mitigates |
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| Slips |
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| Makes tolerable |
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| Relaxes |
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| Relents |
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| Abates |
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| Soothes |
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| Mitigates |
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| Goes effortlessly |
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| Comforts |
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| Disburdens |
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| Softens |
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| Moderates |
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| Makes tolerable |
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| Mitigates |
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| Loosens |
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| Relaxes |
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| Slackens |
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| Lessens difficulties |
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| Frees from anxiety |
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| Mollifies |
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| Assuages |
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| Abates |
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| Tempers |
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| Allays |
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| Slackens off |
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| Dissolves difficulties |
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| Moves gradually |
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| Paves the way |
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| Gives relief to |
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| Moves with care |
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| Makes comfortable |
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| Ameliorates |
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| Shifts carefully |
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| Makes more comfortable |
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| Unburdens. |
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| Simplifies. |
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| Moderates. |
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| Paves the way. |
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| Slacks. |
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| Slackens. |
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| Disburdens. |
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| Relieves. |
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| Lets up. |
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| Comforts. |
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| Alleviates. |
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| Facilitates. |
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| Lessens in tension. |
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| Slacks off. |
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| Ameliorates. |
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| Soothes. |
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| Lightens. |
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| Loosens. |
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| Mitigates. |
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| Tranquilizes. |
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| Decreases. |
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| Relaxes. |
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| Smooths the way. |
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| Assuages. |
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| Mollifies. |
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| Moves by careful shifting. |
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| Reduces the strain. |
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| Slackens, as controls. |
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| Makes comfortable. |
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| Makes things simple. |
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| Allays. |
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| Palliates. |
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| Softens. |
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| Lightens up |
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