relieve
verb (used with object)
to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
relieves
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present tense formof relieve (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Every $10 donated to Undue Medical Debt relieves an average of $1,000 in medical debt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
"Looking back and revisiting something that we already know about kind of relieves that anxiety, or it kind of just distracts us from all of the current changes that are happening."
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Homan suggested ICE agents would cover entry and exit points so "that relieves that TSA officer to go to screening and to reduce those lines".
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
“Writing it all down relieves that burden 100%,” said Francis, whose firm has created a downloadable booklet to help the process.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
On the negative side, arts teachers are seen as separate “specialists,” which erroneously relieves the classroom teacher of any responsibility for incorporating the arts into the daily classroom experience.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
