as in to let up
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Samsung is not letting up with its free giveaways and deals.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025 -
After this stretch, the schedule lets up significantly.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft is due to get off the ground again Monday evening from South Texas for the second time this year.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame!—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Parton wrote Monday on Instagram that Dean will be laid to rest in a private ceremony.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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He will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The free form pool complex is a great place to escape and relax, with multiple private areas, and it’s hardly ever crowded since there are so few rooms—and each has its own pool as well.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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In difficult times, inappropriate optimism can disarm and relax us—and substitute for actions that could actually bring about that sunny imagined future.—
Richard A. Friedman,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Ease (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ease%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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