ease (up)

verb

Definition of ease (up)next
as in to let up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ease (up)
  1. let up
  2. get off
  3. rest
  4. relax
Verb
  • This shows no signs of letting up, considering Meta’s significant capex investments in AI compute, and with its next version of Llama currently in training.
    Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Recent studies suggest the amount of plastics entering oceans isn’t letting up and may be increasing at a rate of 4% per year.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of let up
Verb
  • Now called Opportunity Village, the initiative aims to help unsheltered individuals get off the streets.
    Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • As indicated by Monday’s show, this last leg of the Luck and Strange tour got off to a very terrific start.
    David Chiu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of get off
Verb
  • The former One Direction star, who tragically passed away after falling from a balcony at his hotel in Buenos Aires last month, will be set to rest in the next week.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the meantime, Queen Camilla is resting privately at home under the care of her doctors.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of rest
Verb
  • Summer days in the high mountains cede to relaxing evenings on the casual confines of Main Street.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Others will be happy to kick back, relax and sleep in.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of relax
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“Ease (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ease%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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