as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe
a gentle breeze would allay the heat
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Recent Examples of allayed
And the Supreme Court’s decision hasn’t allayed those fears.
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Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Those fears were allayed in late February when Dyer confirmed the home wouldn’t be demolished.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Upsizing the facility implies an intent to use it more, and the transfer fees now committed to will clearly need to be funded at some stage, but any fears of Liverpool being unable to foot those bills should be allayed.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At the same time, its recent performance has allayed fears that broadening its AI offerings meant cannibalizing revenue from its core search business.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Pain & fear allayed when true magic applied.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Fears that thousands flights would be during the Thanksgiving holiday, impacting travel and leisure stocks, now appear to have been allayed.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Getting a smaller bird allayed these irrational fears immensely.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Alison Graham Larson, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
Those fears were allayed in late February when Dyer confirmed the home wouldn’t be demolished.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Early fears that the fast-food colossus would be overly brand conscious and dictate content were allayed.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Upsizing the facility implies an intent to use it more, and the transfer fees now committed to will clearly need to be funded at some stage, but any fears of Liverpool being unable to foot those bills should be allayed.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
At the same time, its recent performance has allayed fears that broadening its AI offerings meant cannibalizing revenue from its core search business.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Pain & fear allayed when true magic applied.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
Fears that thousands flights would be during the Thanksgiving holiday, impacting travel and leisure stocks, now appear to have been allayed.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Getting a smaller bird allayed these irrational fears immensely.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allayed
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The city has fallen back on multiple tax measures to draw more money, though spending cuts have also alleviated — for now — yearly deficits in the General Purpose Fund budget, which pays for most salaries and daily operations.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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In exclusive interview with USA TODAY, Kevin Brosseau says the US-Canada effort has alleviated the fentanyl crisis but that nitazenes and others pose a threat.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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He was relieved by fellow freshman right-hander Gavin Lauridsen, who failed to retire a batter while giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Freshman right-hander Gavin Lauridsen relieved him but failed to retire a batter while giving up two runs on two hits and two walks.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
1 June 2026
Verb
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In your arms, your baby begins to cry and cry and will not be soothed.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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Hall remembers being at a homegoing service for a youth lost to gun violence – witnessing a room filled with hurt, chaos, young people all over the place, Spencer came in like Casper, the Friendly Ghost – soothed the family and changed the temperature in the room without grabbing the mic.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Verb
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That eased pressure on oil prices.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Furthermore, patients' thinking and cognitive abilities remained largely unchanged, even as the rest of their symptoms eased.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Lopez’s three-run home run helped the Trojans beat Texas A&M 7-1 to reach the NCAA super regionals for the first time in 21 years.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Greek immigrants helped shape the city’s food scene by opening diners, sandwich shops and Italian restaurants as Charlotte grew.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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That transfusion risk can be mitigated by irradiation, but not all facilities, especially smaller hospitals, have irradiators on site.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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