as in to placate
to lessen the anger or agitation of
a game often appeases an upset toddler
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Recent Examples of appease
As a result, being a creator today means appeasing both platforms and big enterprise, which inevitably challenges the bounds of creative expression and freedom of speech.
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Opposition lawmaker David Littleproud suspected the government was endangering Australia’s cattle industry to appease Trump.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
To rob them and their kids of their voices in Congress, all to appease the Republican Party’s cult leader in the White House.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2025
While the government has not given into the pressure to release the full Epstein files, the request for the grand jury materials is one of a few more limited steps the DOJ has taken to try and appease the public.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Solo Ceesay, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Opposition lawmaker David Littleproud suspected the government was endangering Australia’s cattle industry to appease Trump.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 July 2025
To rob them and their kids of their voices in Congress, all to appease the Republican Party’s cult leader in the White House.
—Eleanor Dearman
updated August 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2025
While the government has not given into the pressure to release the full Epstein files, the request for the grand jury materials is one of a few more limited steps the DOJ has taken to try and appease the public.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appease
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Moorjani’s character—a rebel tied to a cannon, desperately trying to placate a cheerfully murderous British officer (Jonathan Oldfield)—emphasizes the complexity of accurately telling the story of a war.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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One of the pair holds up a knife to the other’s throat while the other places a placating hand to the other’s chest.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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How Ming comforted his mother, who was battling cancer, by talking with her about anime and visiting Japan.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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Michelle shared Mowgli's selfless acts to comfort her in a Reddit post to the subreddit channel r/MadeMeSmile, reaching over 2,100 votes and 32 comments.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Frow’s comments in Edinburgh could soothe some of these concerns, with the content chief seemingly being reassured by his conversation with his new bosses.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 Aug. 2025
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Grand Velas offers an all-suites setup, with rooms designed in soothing, contemporary neutrals with just enough pops of color to give rooms a sense of the energy running throughout the property.—
Margaux Lushing,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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And for people who choose to lease rather than buy, $7,500 can be put toward the lease of any EV, without restrictions on price, manufacturing location or buyer income — a loophole that has pleased many automakers and frustrated many EV tax credit critics.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
22 Aug. 2025
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His effort to schmaltz Putin with a display of royal pageantry obviously pleased this murderous dictator to no end.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Bread and circuses, free grain and gladiatorial games, were used to distract and pacify.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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Since 1979, the United States has sought to contain or propitiate the regime in Tehran.—
Danielle Pletka,
National Review,
6 Nov. 2023
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For Columbia, the cost of mollifying Trump was steep.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Some of the bill’s enforcement mechanisms seem designed precisely to mollify restrictionists but be abandoned in practice, such as ten-year sentences for using false documents or aiding criminal crossings by acting as a spotter.—
The Editors,
National Review,
21 July 2025
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The right tools — think scented candles and diffusers, plush bath robes and calming music — engage the senses and encourage intentional downtime.—
Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn
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FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Although the ingredient list is short, these powerhouses do so much, including preventing future breakouts, calming inflammation, minimizing itchiness, and depuffing the skin.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Appease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appease. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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