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Thesaurus entry: relief
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- The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English
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relief
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noun
1.
the relief of the pain
synonyms
: relieving, alleviating, mitigating, assuaging, allaying, soothing, easing, dulling, lessening, reduction.
2.
the medicine brought relief
synonyms
: alleviation, mitigation, assuagement, palliation, ease, appeasement, abatement.
3.
the relief of the people/city after the earthquake
synonyms
: aiding, assisting, rescuing, saving.
4.
bring relief to the starving people
synonyms
: aid, help, assistance, succor.
5.
bring relief from the monotony
synonyms
: respite, remission, interruption, break, variation, diversion, lightening, brightening;
inf.
letup.
6.
the soldier's/doctor's relief
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Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
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Article: IT RELIEF: Dial "C" for charity >T.
M2 Presswire;
July 26, 1999 ;
700+ words
...M2 PRESSWIRE-26 July 1999-IT RELIEF: Dial "C" for charity (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:260799 * IT Relief committee hits the phones and makes a killing for KIDS London -- IT Relief, the IT industry's respected charity ...
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