ease
noun
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort.
are easing
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present progressiveof ease.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Still, "recession risks are easing as oil prices moderate and the probability of worst-case scenarios fades", wrote Matthew Martin of Oxford Economics.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Energy and goods prices that rose during the conflict may not fully reverse and financial conditions, such as Wednesday’s market rally, are easing on the cease-fire optimism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Still, forecasts of warmer weather across Europe, steady gas flows despite outages in Norway and stronger renewable output in Germany are easing pressure, limiting price gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
That’s partly because the Fed’s monthly purchases of short-term T- bills are easing strains in overnight funding markets, while also keeping long-term rates steady by extension.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
Then they sat and gossiped together very pleasantly, like men that are easing their hearts and loosening their belts over trencher and stoup, after a hard day's darg.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
