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
Ready or Not starred Weaving as a bride who learns of her new family’s wedding night ritual where a murderous game is played, all to appease an ancient family deal with the devil.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
The second concern about water drainage was partially appeased with schematics showing that the developer would add three drainage points.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
And Meta has taken a number of steps to appease Trump, including ending its fact-checking program, something Trump supporters and other conservatives have long attacked as biased.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Just as the elites proved weak, so too did the international order, as shown by the number of countries eager to appease or function as if all is normal.
—Robert Williams, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2025
The second concern about water drainage was partially appeased with schematics showing that the developer would add three drainage points.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025
And Meta has taken a number of steps to appease Trump, including ending its fact-checking program, something Trump supporters and other conservatives have long attacked as biased.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Just as the elites proved weak, so too did the international order, as shown by the number of countries eager to appease or function as if all is normal.
—Robert Williams, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appease
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To placate lower income voters, politicians keep tweaking capitalism to redistribute wealth to those at the bottom.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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In its second season, Andor shows us what a good story can accomplish — its capacity to dull empathy or amplify it, to placate people or awaken them.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2025
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The prayer implored God to comfort the poor and the hungry.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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Coming home to your partner and knowing that the weekend will bring something familiar — something reliably yours — can be comforting.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Celebrate this soothing herb with live music, seminars, demos, workshops, farm tours and other activities on the Western Slope.—
Sarah Kuta,
Denver Post,
14 May 2025
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Lighting fixtures are inspired by the Indian tradition of hair oiling, a chair is meant to soothe anxiety and wall art is made of construction materials tied to a childhood memory.—
Anna Kodé,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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It's even claimed to reduce the creation of contrails, which will please some conspiracy theorists.—
David Szondy
May 16,
New Atlas,
16 May 2025
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Do the citizens of the United States really want food, health care, housing, clean air and water, cancer research and much more taken away from us in order to have a military parade to please the president?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Netanyahu’s video statement appeared aimed at pacifying anger in his nationalist base at the decision to resume aid.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Abigail’s 2-year-old brother and two of her own children, who were also under the age of 5 — and had pacified the older kids with iPads and Abigail with the drug, the Star-Advertiser previously noted.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
12 May 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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Customers who tried to hold T-Mobile to the lifetime price promise were not mollified by that carveout, given that it was published on an entirely separate page and not part of the price-lock announcement.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Hill’s The Memo: The major law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (called Paul, Weiss), targeted by Trump in an executive order, opted to mollify rather than confront the president.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tensions have calmed a bit in recent years, barring occasional clashes along the border areas, Ganyard said.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 May 2025
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As silence and stillness calmed the eager world, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti, overlooking a sea of tens of thousands of teary-eyed viewers in St. Peter’s Square, introduced Catholics and non-faithful to the newest pontiff.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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“Appease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appease. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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