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Used with verbs:
"
The organization provided medical relief."
(provided, offered, brought, sent, gave)
"
We received relief from the agency."
(received, applied for, need)
"
I finally have relief from the new medication."
(have, got, found, felt)
"
This comes as a relief."
(comes as)
"
She experienced relief after it was over."
(experienced, expressed)
Used with nouns:
"
We called the relief agency for help."
(agency, organization)
"
The hurricane victims received relief packages."
(packages, aid, supplies)
"
The volunteer doctors are part of the relief operation."
(operation, effort)
Used with adjectives:
"
The medicine gave her pain relief."
(pain, light, great, huge)
"
We experienced immense relief."
(immense, considerable, tremendous)
"
We donated money for humanitarian relief."
(humanitarian, disaster, emergency, famine, flood, hurricane, tsunami, tornado)
"
This warm weather is a welcome relief."
(welcome)
"
The medicine gave him immediate relief."
(immediate, short-term, temporary)
Used with prepositions:
"
I sighed in relief."
(in, with)
"
We reacted in relief at the events."
(at)
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To my relief, they were not late."
(to)
