were palliating

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of palliate.
  palliate

  verb (used with object)

  to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.

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were palliating

John Merrick was a multi-millionaire, to be sure; but there were palliating circumstances that almost excused him.

From Aunt Jane's Nieces at Millville by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

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