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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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Temporary air conditioning units can provide relief from extreme heat, however these systems consume tremendous amounts of energy.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025 -
And there is a clock to be watched that ticks down toward relief.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to support ongoing U.S. investments in foreign assistance.—
Courtney Busch,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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This safety net extends beyond clinical care to include essential social programs — housing assistance, food programs like SNAP and energy assistance — that address the broader determinants of health, many of which face threatening cuts in their own right.—
Jacob Murphy,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
Noun
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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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Two paragons of concern and atonement are accomplished British pianist Paul Barton and his wife Khwan Barton, a wildlife artist.—
Anthony R. Cannella,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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At the same time, Trump has also expressed more support for Graham’s bill proposing new sanctions on Russia, including a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries that purchase Russian oil, gas, and uranium.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
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My customer service research confirms that not offering alternatives to phone support can cause about one-third of your customers to leave.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Vance Boelter, 57 is facing federal charges, including two counts of murder, using a firearm in furtherance of the crimes, and stalking in connection with the politically motivated shootings of State Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman and both of their spouses.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 July 2025
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The National Taxpayer Advocate rightly urges the IRS to reduce identity theft case timelines but that, as with all other efforts in furtherance of accessibility and modernization, requires real capacity.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Initially, they were paid for their work by the crown, though Brinkman suggests that over time many of them instead came to depend on fees, such as a charge paid by parishioners for providing interpretation during a confession or baptism.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 July 2025
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Almodóvar’s lawsuit against the city accuses Guevara, similarly accused in dozens more cases, of framing Almodóvar with coerced and manipulated confessions.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
Noun
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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
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The first is the attitude that in times of disaster, beauty is a form of succor.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 July 2024
Noun
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from a 40-minute meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday with an acknowledgment that talks between Moscow and Kyiv for peace in Ukraine have not progressed much.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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That acknowledgment comes as Iran’s theocracy has slowly begun to admit the scale of the damage wrought by the 12-day war with Israel, which saw Israeli fighter jets decimate the country’s air defenses and conduct strikes at will over the Islamic Republic.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
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“Palliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palliation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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