alleviating

verb

present participle of alleviate
as in relieving
to make more bearable or less severe a car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day

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Recent Examples of alleviating These turnovers also set up touchdowns, alleviating the pent-up stress of the first half. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Fostering gives cats a temporary home on the way to adoption, alleviating stress on shelters and, in some instances, saving cats’ lives. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Europe’s efforts are for now too modest, too regulated, too fragmented, and too focused on alleviating government restrictions rather than promoting commercial use to fundamentally change dependencies that have accumulated over decades. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 In 2021, in hopes of alleviating economic pressures during the pandemic, Congress passed legislation eliminating premiums for people with the lowest incomes and reduced the cost for people with higher incomes. — Robert Applebaum, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 For example, at Cresthill Middle School, a turn-in lane was recently installed in hopes of alleviating traffic on Cresthill Lane. — Brian Flores, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Accordingly, preventing or alleviating hypertension and diabetes can partly be done by managing these factors. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 These arguments highlight how Care AI can augment our social capacity to care, alleviating the care crisis, while reducing the caregiving burden on women. — Marianne Cooper, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 This isn’t the first time Halle Berry has worked on a project aimed at alleviating menopause symptoms. — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleviating
  1. relieving
  2. helping
  3. easing
  4. mitigating
  5. soothing
Verb
  • Day is relieving tension from his long travel day, screaming wildly for his co-worker David.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Energy prices would quickly fall, relieving shortages and inflationary pressures.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of relieving
Verb
  • Guests are welcome to contribute to the fun by helping forage for ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Cho Eun-hee | South Korea Chef and culinary educator Cho Eun-hee is helping to transform Korean food from a pop-culture fad to global fine dining.
    — Ashleigh Nghiem, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of helping
Verb
  • In addition to easing federal regulations, the bill also encourages states and cities to reform their land-use rules, which would mark a significant change in the federalist system with respect to city planning.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Bolsonaro has called for easing environmental rules and allowing farming or mining on Indigenous lands, raising concern that forest loss could increase even if current restrictions remain technically intact.
    — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of easing
Verb
  • Universal is said to have discussed the challenges in further mitigating the sound.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Richmond said the language reflects an evolution from simply mitigating the company’s environmental footprint toward thinking about how the business can actively give back to people and the planet.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of mitigating
Verb
  • British-Nigerian actor Toheeb Jimoh had already adopted the gadget for its anxiety-soothing properties, meanwhile.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The rooms at Stockholm’s Stadshotell (formerly a women’s shelter) are exquisite, lovely examples of soothing Scandinavian minimalism.
    — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of soothing

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“Alleviating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleviating. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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