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as in relief
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as in extenuation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palliation
Noun
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The Kerrville district threw all available resources into flood relief from the start, even as grief swept through its schools.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025 -
Wednesday will be the first day of relief after several days of high temperatures in the 90s.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For assistance evacuating large animals, in Santa Barbara County please contact the County Animal Services Disaster Hotline at 805-681-4332.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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More than 660 families from across the country have received financial assistance from the foundation, Sommer said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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After Moscow is obliterated, Fonda orders the nuclear destruction of New York City as atonement, hoping to avert full Soviet retaliation.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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But the most humiliating atonement often came in the form of a public walk of shame.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
6 June 2025
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The states argue the administration can’t threaten to withhold the more than $1 billion in federal grants from a program created in 1984 to bolster support for crime victims.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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President Donald Trump had just spent several hours in meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven other leaders from Europe who had come along in a frantic effort to shore up U.S. support for the Ukrainian position.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Part 2 of this Washington Examiner series, Antifa, Inc., will examine whether federal RICO charges could ever be brought against antifa associates acting in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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These submarines are capable of conducting rapid defensive and offensive operations around the world, in furtherance of U.S. national security.—
Ashley Craig,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Windermere police news release also says additional evidence was found, including a voicemail confession left for a loved one and a suicide note found at the Wentzell residence.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Perry had been reluctant to engage with recovery groups in the past, which are often structured around repentant confessions.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yes, Israel has a responsibility to limit and provide succor to the suffering.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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Many of us are taking refuge in books, finding succor and perspective, beauty and truth, escape and connection.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
Noun
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While these examples are certainly some of the more easily identifiable sources of financial trauma, there are sources of financial trauma that exist beneath the surface of traditional acknowledgment.—
Rahkim Sabree,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Doja, rather than sparring further, offered a diplomatic acknowledgment of their preferences.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Palliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliation. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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