relieve
verb (used with object)
to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
are relieving
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present progressiveof relieve.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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"Higher interest rates are squeezing many Canadians, but these rates are relieving price pressures," Macklem said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2023
They are relieving themselves in the same space.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2021
“The earthquakes that we experience are from ancient — hundreds of millions of years old — weak points inside of the North American Plate that are relieving some internal pressure built up from multiple reasons.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
Feral hogs are relieving us from the desolation of the world!
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
"My girls are relieving me of much of the burden of household cares."
From Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces by Stanford Eveleth
