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adjective

as in placated

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verb

past tense of appease
as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of a game often appeases an upset toddler

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Recent Examples of appeased
Adjective
Neither Cola’s guilt over her actions nor her reasons for doing them appeased Carrie. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Some residents, however, aren’t appeased. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 Not appeased, the man called the police. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Verb
In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, manager Carlo Ancelotti appeased the people of Miami with a Neymar cameo. — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026 Both agencies appeased a murderer. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 There also are a lot of people who need to be appeased to put the show together, so some habits are going to die harder than others. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 Nazi officials appeased protesters opposing the removal of crucifixes from German schools. — Danielle Wirsansky, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026 Countries such as Saudi Arabia once wondered whether Tehran could be appeased and contained. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026 But that hasn’t appeased protesters at demonstrations throughout Los Angeles County. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 The food finally lands with the guests, their dumb whims having been appeased. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026 The major averages rallied for a second session as investors were appeased by news of easing trade tensions and geopolitical risk. — Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeased
  1. mollified
  2. comforted
  3. ecstatic
  4. placated
  5. enraptured
  6. calmed
  7. elated
  8. soothed
Adjective
  • Sometimes, a particular human trait can moderate whether a person is going to be antagonistic toward AI artwork or more mollified.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of mollified
Verb
  • Victoria Beckham comforted Sir David, her husband, the Inter Miami co-owner, the man who brought Messi to America.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • By the end of my rave journey, I was comforted by the knowledge that there is a space for people—newcomers, veteran partygoers like Estephani—to discover the joys of dancing among like-minded attendees.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Definition of comforted
Adjective
  • And indeed the work itself was simultaneously ecstatic and painful.
    — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • In many instances, Madonna cedes the dance floor to Price, her voice floating over his ecstatic music.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 13 July 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • The play was sent to VAR and the penalty awarded, but the Brazilians in the stands and in the press box were only mostly placated by this development.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • With Brown placated, Newsom is sworn in as a supervisor.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of placated
Adjective
  • But ate every single chicken wing, every single Waffle House, every single nugget from Buc-ee's, and were utterly enraptured.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Kids hunched close to the stage, enraptured, while adults checked their phones on the sidelines.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of enraptured
Verb
  • Her son has a memory of her flat on her back on her bed, in a white nightgown, a type of inert mother he can sometimes be calmed by.
    — Diane Williams, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
  • Of course, when Netflix underwent some turbulence a few years ago, the company also made a lot of bold moves in response, such as the aforementioned addition of an advertising tier, and those actions ultimately calmed investors’ nerves.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of calmed
Adjective
  • Either way, the team is elated to have the 39-year-old five-time All-Star and 2013 NL MVP, hyphens and all.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • At the age of 30, Rum was elated to vote for the first time during the March 17 primary election.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of elated
Verb
  • That soothed the huge disappointment of their soccer team — World Cup runners-up in 2006 — who went on strike and refused to train before crashing out of the group stages.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Oil prices fell to their lowest level since the US-Israel war with Iran, as growing signs of a tentative return to normality through the Strait of Hormuz soothed markets.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of soothed

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