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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
alleviate .
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Examples
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A lab-made version of a human protein alleviates symptoms of both acute and chronic arthritis in mice and could be the basis for a new arthritis drug for people, report scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Open-source software for PC titles alleviates the load on development capital needed to get going try that for a console title however, but that's only half the problem.
Burn baby burn 2005
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And we learned as well -- and I think this is important, ad it kind of alleviates in the minds of a lot of people here who have been very concerned, what role did the children play in this?
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On the other hand, a cutter may do it because she is overwhelmed by painfully severe anxiety or depression, and the physical pain she gets from cutting alleviates the negative emotion.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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Widespread use, however, follows not just from access but from the development of a culture that says taking the pill is the right thing to do which is why the notion that the pill alleviates menstrual cramps is even more prevalent in Holland than here and the accidental pregnancy is a mark of failure.
June Carbone: Why New Birth Control Benefits Are the Right Choice and Why Religious Conservatives Have It Wrong June Carbone 2012
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I find that skilled application of vaginal massage alleviates various types of pain.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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That alleviates most of the popping economic problems.
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On the other hand, a cutter may do it because she is overwhelmed by painfully severe anxiety or depression, and the physical pain she gets from cutting alleviates the negative emotion.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: YouTube Cutters: What Parents Can Do About Kids Injuring Themselves on Camera Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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And BTW, I think unemployment compensation is an excellent counter cyclical policy, and alleviates a lot of misery as well.
Matthew Yglesias » Kyl Holding Unemployment Benefits Hostage to Rich Kids Tax Cut 2010
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Widespread use, however, follows not just from access but from the development of a culture that says taking the pill is the right thing to do which is why the notion that the pill alleviates menstrual cramps is even more prevalent in Holland than here and the accidental pregnancy is a mark of failure.
June Carbone: Why New Birth Control Benefits Are the Right Choice and Why Religious Conservatives Have It Wrong June Carbone 2012
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