ease (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ease (up)
Verb
  • But as of early December, the value of these companies showed no sign of letting up.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The demand on the grid has not let up, however — even as Iranians stopped using air conditioners as the weather cooled in the fall and before winter months set in, when people fire up their gas heaters.
    Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The latter group ultimately just couldn’t be bothered to get off their couches.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Next came the jersey campaign, although that got off to a rocky start in 2019 when the club placed an image of Jamaican singer Bob Marley on a shirt — and promptly received cease-and-desist letters from the late singer’s representatives.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The delay also gives the two sides time to put the lawsuit to rest, which would otherwise hamper any negotiations.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Athletes or those in particularly good shape often have resting pulses below that 60 threshold.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • These spaces can also serve as areas for decompression during high-stress periods or simply as a quiet place to relax.
    Shaun Arora, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Finding a way to relax and take your mind off football can be challenging, but Colwill uses Lego to unwind.
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Ease (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ease%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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