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been lightened
verb
To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
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Exact(32)
In some of the photos, his skin had been lightened.
The car would have been heavier if the drivetrain hadn't been lightened by 20percentt.
Many of the heavier dishes have been lightened or removed, although Madison's den-motherish empathy means that some things linger.
All of that is here, in a room which has been lightened and freshened to match his mood.
During the 1999 Tour, O'Reilly said, her workload had been lightened when one cyclist, the aforementioned Vaughters, dropped out of the race.
The Siamese peasantry, whose minds are hardly touched yet by Westernisation, and whose taxes have actually been lightened, seem to have been passive spectators.
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Recently, however, he has been lightening up on technology.
Mexico is one place Neville has been lightening up, although he remains bullish.
He's lightened up.
Both burdens can and should be lightened.
Heavy clay should be lightened with compost.
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