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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
Taiwan miscalculated, leaning too hard into economic appeasement and disastrous diplomatic outreach.
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The survival of these works, through strategic planning, diplomatic appeasement and the German affinity with the conquered Dutch as ethnic brethren, is now the subject of an exhibit at the Mauritshuis.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Contrary to appearances, the Sheinbaum secret is appeasement.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
Leaders can learn that change is not about appeasement but about conviction, about knowing when the right course demands a break from tradition.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The survival of these works, through strategic planning, diplomatic appeasement and the German affinity with the conquered Dutch as ethnic brethren, is now the subject of an exhibit at the Mauritshuis.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Contrary to appearances, the Sheinbaum secret is appeasement.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
Leaders can learn that change is not about appeasement but about conviction, about knowing when the right course demands a break from tradition.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
Noun
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There is enough mitigation in this season for most of the club’s supporters to rationalise the lack of silverware.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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The study recommends implementing mitigation measures, such as groundwater management and enhanced infrastructure resilience planning to account for varying sinking rates, to prevent worsening infrastructure risks.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The Budget Committee was responsible for stitching together the various parts of the reconciliation package into a single bill, and could not make modifications.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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Republicans' attempts to make President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent as part of the reconciliation package threaten to increase the federal debt by trillions of dollars.—
Annie Nova,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Hard Rock Northern Indiana saw a decrease in earnings with about $38.5 million reported for March 2025 compared to $42.6 million reported in March 2024.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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The annual point-in-time count, which was publicly released Tuesday, saw decreases in shelters and on sidewalks.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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If anything, acquiescence would create a further basis to claim that the university is not compliant, which risks even more encroachments on academic freedom.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2025
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Details of such bills are typically negotiated between the two parties, particularly because votes in the Senate require 60 votes to pass, effectively requiring acquiescence of the minority party.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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