ease (up)

verb

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

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  1. let up
  2. get off
  3. rest
  4. relax
Verb
  • The injury barrage did not let up last year, when Lewis was limited to 81 games by a right adductor strain and another to his right quad.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • And there is little sign that Mr. Trump is letting up.
    — Robert Jimison, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of let up
Verb
  • What’s scarier: Since getting off to that 11-goal, 22-point start in his first 20 games, Boldy has 10 goals and 33 points in his last 47.
    — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The comments by Shim and Patel, who were speaking to CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick on a panel in Singapore, come as renewable energy projects often take many years to get off the ground.
    — Kevin Lim, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of get off
Verb
  • There are different types of motivation for perfectionism that rest on opposite sides of a dimension.
    — Eric Wood, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Titian’s Adam leans backward on his right arm; his left hand, which rests limply on Eve’s upper breast, appears hardly capable of stopping her.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of rest
Verb
  • Get ready to sit back and relax for a while when Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The changes are part of a wide-ranging package of reforms that city officials are proposing in an effort to relax and streamline rules protecting historic homes and buildings.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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 24 Mar. 2025.

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