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• n  freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
  he rose through the ranks with apparent ease
  they put it into containers for ease of transportation
• n  a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
  a life of luxury and ease
• n  the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
  getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
• n  freedom from constraint or embarrassment
  I am never at ease with strangers
• n  freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
• v  move gently or carefully
  He eased himself into the chair
• v  lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
  ease the pain in your legs
• v  make easier
• v  lessen the intensity of or calm
  The news eased my conscience

• The Saudis have finally promised to increase oil output.
• It was not a lesson Lawrence Summers mastered with great ease.
• The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits falls for the third straight week, suggesting layoffs are continuing to ease.

• easiness
• simplicity
• simpleness
• comfort
• relief
• informality
• rest
• repose
• relaxation
• facilitate
• alleviate
• still
• allay
• relieve

• difficulty

News & Articles

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• S.Africa's Eskom: deal cut to ease Medupi, Kusile tensions
  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African state-run power utility Eskom said on Wednesday labour tensions at its new power station projects should ease after unions and contractors signed a "partnership agreement." Power margins in Africa's top economy are razor thin and getting the Medupi and Kusile plants running is crucial to easing pressure on the grid. But construction of both has been delayed ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Tech companies urge U.S. to ease secrecy rules on national security probes
  Google, Facebook, Microsoft and others want U.S. officials to ease secrecy rules on data collection.
  June 12, 2013 - Washington Post
• Midwest Spot Gasoline Downward Spiral Continues as Supply Concerns Ease on Inventory Gains
  Midwest Spot Gasoline Downward Spiral Continues as Supply Concerns Ease on Inventory Gains
  June 12, 2013 - Nasdaq

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in CNN International
  Obama said after assuming office he would "confront this economic crisis head-on by taking all necessary steps to ease the credit crisis, help hard-working families and restore growth and prosperity."
• Andre Agassi in The Inquisitr
  Although we in the United States are taking many extraordinary measures to ease the crisis, we are not pursuing policies that would limit the flow of goods, services or capital, as such measures would only intensify the risks of a prolonged... Henry Paulson http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Paulson&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFunf9jqAG4PIOWvnV9rZ6KE6zAlQ FOXNews http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct12/0,4670,FinancialMeltdown,00.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGncV66xOgUqvLTABmPqZ3XpeLrgg Oct 12, 2008 31271 40241 ease Slim dumps a small pile of powder on the coffee table. He cuts it, snorts it. He cuts it again. I snort some. I ease back on the couch and consider the Rubicon I've just crossed" Agassi writes. "There is a moment of regret, followed by vast...