ease (up)

verb

Definition of ease (up)next
as in to let up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ease (up)
  1. let up
  2. get off
  3. rest
  4. relax
Verb
  • The injury barrage did not let up last year, when Lewis was limited to 81 games by a right adductor strain and another to his right quad.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And there is little sign that Mr. Trump is letting up.
    — Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of let up
Verb
  • In a season that will likely decide team president Jed Hoyer’s future with the club, getting off to a slow start will bring only more anxiety and unease to a group that was working hard to improve a roster that has won 83 games in back-to-back seasons.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • State police said the Honda driver was able to elude the box-in attempt and got off the highway allegedly going about 100 mph on the Exit 68 off-ramp, the warrant affidavits said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of get off
Verb
  • The model could be seen posing in a black bodysuit and snapped a picture of herself in the mirror, featuring her dog, who rested on a blanket.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Titian’s Adam leans backward on his right arm; his left hand, which rests limply on Eve’s upper breast, appears hardly capable of stopping her.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of rest
Verb
  • Patients can also learn to perform self-trigger point release at home using their own fingers, a partner, a pelvic wand or vaginal dilators to help relax the internal muscles.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The slow ride across is relaxing and often yields dolphin sightings.
    — Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of relax
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“Ease (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ease%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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