ease
noun
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort.
was easing
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past progressiveof ease.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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There were signs the crisis was easing on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Shares dropped 2.5% on Wednesday after the Information reported that Microsoft was easing sales quotas for enterprise AI products like Microsoft 365 Copilot.
From Barron's ● Dec. 4, 2025
He was still on call to field any last-minute requests, but the crush of the last week was easing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
He said policymakers were mindful of mistakes made in the 1960s and 1970s, when bank leaders embraced signs that inflation was easing only to see the problem flare up again.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
That was when I began to think she was easing under Nathan's influence.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
