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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eased (up)
let up
Verb
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Head coach Rick Carlisle and his squad know all too well the importance of maintaining intensity and not letting up—especially against a resilient New York team.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025 -
The Royals, after roughing up Webb, didn’t let up when Spencer Bivins entered to start the fifth.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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“Eased (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eased%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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