1
as in to reassure
to ease the grief or distress of
there seemed to be no words sufficient to soothe the bereaved parents
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2
as in to calm
to free from distress or disturbance
soothed the baby with a bottle
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3
as in to relieve
to make more bearable or less severe
hot tea with honey will soothe a sore throat
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Recent Examples of soothe
The combination of the drinks, 180-degree sunset views, and chirping birds all around made for a soothing atmosphere.
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Laura Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
His 33rd feature holds true to that broad approach, with soothing conversations eventually giving way to a handful of revelations stemming from repressed opinions.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Gerstein’s bedroom is swathed in a soothing neutral palette.
—Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
As mentioned, chemical peels can be a lot on the skin, so nurturing it with soothing products is essential.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
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Laura Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
His 33rd feature holds true to that broad approach, with soothing conversations eventually giving way to a handful of revelations stemming from repressed opinions.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Gerstein’s bedroom is swathed in a soothing neutral palette.
—Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
As mentioned, chemical peels can be a lot on the skin, so nurturing it with soothing products is essential.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothe
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By Ian King | Bloomberg Broadcom Inc. shares jumped after the chip supplier for Apple Inc. and other big tech companies gave an upbeat forecast, reassuring investors that spending on artificial intelligence computing remains healthy.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some workers feel reassured by recent political shifts, while others feel uncertain or even fearful about how those changes could affect them.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Successfully calming down someone else can remind you of your capability to do the same for yourself.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
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The formula also provides skincare and wellness benefits with niacinamide to support the skin barrier and ashwagandha to calm nerves.—
Bea McMonagle,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The deal would also relieve the need for costly military deployments and open up new investment opportunities for international partners and resource companies.—
Hannah Rae Armstrong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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Just as headache triggers are different for everyone, so are the best methods to relieve them.—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2025
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Now a split of their final two regular-season games – at UNLV on Tuesday, home against Nevada next Saturday – should be enough to assure a relaxed Selection Sunday.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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And the only way Schoen would be able to assure the Giants their pick of Miami’s Cam Ward or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders would be to charge up.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Binnington was actually giving up those goals on purpose to lull the Americans into a false sense of security before morphing into late-90s Dominik Hasek as soon as overtime arrived.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ideal for spritzing onto pillows and sheets, the best linen sprays can lull you to sleep on a lavender-scented cloud or invite you to linger in bed a little longer in a cocoon of cozy musks.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
20 Feb. 2025
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But measures that are imposed too quickly or by shaky institutions could lead to outcomes that lack fairness, transparency, and legitimacy and may ultimately deepen, rather than alleviate, social divisions and mistrust in the state.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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My skin drinks this stuff up, and has alleviated many of my complexion woes—think: uneven skin tone, loss of firmness, and excess oil production—with consistent use.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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But Banks, 51, is comforted by the chaos surrounding her.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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This is really just, across America, giving folks that maybe feel a lot of despair across this first month an outlet to feel heard and understood and comforted by like-minded individuals.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2025
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Diversity Of Skills And Expertise High-performing executive teams are composed of individuals with complementary skills and experiences.—
Levi King,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Published on February 25, 2025 In This Review India’s Near East: A New History By Avinash Paliwal Save Some of India’s most consequential nation-building challenges have come in the eight diverse states that compose the northeastern part of the country.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Soothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soothe. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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