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noun • freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort • a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state • the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) • freedom from constraint or embarrassment • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) verb • move gently or carefully • lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate • make easier • lessen the intensity of or calm | ||||||||
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noun • a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid • an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something verb • cause to puff up with a leaven | ||||||||
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noun • a wooden strip forming part of a fence adjective satellite • very light colored; highly diluted with white • (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble • lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness • abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress • not full or rich verb • turn pale, as if in fear | ||||||||
Lighten Up
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| New York Times26 Nov 2024 | Across 53 | |
| New York Times02 Mar 2023 | Across 22 | |
| New York Times20 Jun 2015 | Down 47 | |
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