letup

[let-uhp]

noun

Informal.

1. cessation; pause; relief.

Word History and Origins

Origin of letup¹

1835–45, noun use of verb phrase let up

Example Sentences

But there was to be no letup now.

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But the scale of the carnage is much bigger and unrelenting in Gaza, where atrocities continue without letup, while the world looks on.

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And like President Trump now, President Biden showed that nice-sounding rhetoric could serve as a tidy cover story for choosing to enable nonstop horrors without letup.

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And Tuesday, on a night where some kind of letup felt like a possibility if not an all-out likelihood, they dominated New Orleans 136-115 after the Pelicans won four of their previous five.

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As the months passed with little letup in the bombardment, the Gaza death toll grew exponentially.

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Related Words

• lull 
• respite 
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