The phrase "alleviate things" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward.
It can be used when discussing the act of making situations or problems less severe, but it is better to specify what "things" refers to for clarity.
Example: "The new policy aims to alleviate things like stress and workload for employees."
Alternatives: "ease issues" or "mitigate problems".
Xiaoyin "Sara" Jiang, MD, of Duke Health, Amber Beckley, PhD, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke, Nrupen Bhavsar, PhD, MPH, of Duke University School of Medicine, and Michael Clamann, PhD, of Duke Robotics and Science & Society's Science Policy Tracking Program will discuss different ways science can alleviate the things we fear.
This dark humour crops up throughout the game and helps alleviate moments where things may get a little too dry.
Noting that she has seen even multimillion-dollar deals sour when buyers and sellers argue over seemingly minor issues like which light fixtures should be included in the sale, she said, "You want to alleviate all those things up front".
For centuries, humans looked for ways to alleviate pain using things like herbs and heating pads to bring some comfort.
This will alleviate worries about things breaking on your patio and will keep you from filling up the trash with Styrofoam products.
He added that she did not just want to report, but "to change things and she believed that reporting could change things and alleviate suffering".
Findings like this do little to alleviate our fears that things are getting worse.
While city living is generally accepted to be a huge source of stress, the study – published by a group of Italian researchers – suggests that two things help alleviate the urban burden on mental health.
For that reason, too, she would refuse to accept Jude's argument if — when — one day he told her that none of these things would alleviate his monophobia, and that he did not have the talent to be anyone other than himself.
