eased (up)

verb

past tense of ease (up)
as in let up

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  1. let up
  2. got off
  3. recessed
Verb
  • But the divisiveness surrounding the WNBA doesn’t appear to be letting up any time soon.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The heat dome that has produced these extremes is showing no signs of letting up — at least not until early September.
    — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of let up
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  • The Dream got off to one of the roughest starts of their season.
    — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Only got off a punt out of bounds at around the line of scrimmage.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of got off
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  • Court recessed after less than an hour of testimony on Wednesday, and the defense will begin presenting its case Thursday.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The small, round sockets were recessed into the wall, and the adapter would hit the outlet plate, preventing the pins from going all the way into the holes.
    — Mark Marino, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of recessed
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“Eased (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eased%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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