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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
Over time, however, allies may well tire of the declining benefits that appeasement yields and reorient their investments.
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
But Trump proved to be more cautious than many diplomats thought, moving in consultation with European allies and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—and the failure of the Alaska Summit need not be an unvarnished disaster nor an echo of Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 appeasement at Munich.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
During the premiere, Parker and Stone celebrated the deal by allocating wide chunks of the episode to criticizing Paramount for those appeasements.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Yet, history demonstrates that appeasement has never led to peace.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
But Trump proved to be more cautious than many diplomats thought, moving in consultation with European allies and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—and the failure of the Alaska Summit need not be an unvarnished disaster nor an echo of Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 appeasement at Munich.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
During the premiere, Parker and Stone celebrated the deal by allocating wide chunks of the episode to criticizing Paramount for those appeasements.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Yet, history demonstrates that appeasement has never led to peace.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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The House recently passed a bipartisan bill called the Fix Our Forests Act that supposedly directs funding to forest restoration and wildfire prevention and mitigation.—
Lahari Vuppaladhadiam,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Catastrophe pools, parametric products, and regulatory experiments like California’s PRID wildfire model approval, which requires insurers to provide credits for households that implement risk mitigation measures, show how markets are adapting under pressure.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Latest gesture of conciliation The dismantlement of the loudspeakers, which is due to be completed by the end of this week, is the latest conciliatory gesture by the South.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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While Roblox has filters and moderation, kids can still be exposed to inappropriate language, scams, or unsafe conversations.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the state planner didn’t specify which part of the sector needs moderation, investment has been particularly pronounced globally in constructing datacenters that underpin AI development.—
Bloomberg,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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In recent months, however, there have been indications that the strain between father and son may be softening — hinting at the possibility of a reconciliation ahead.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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This document, so often a justification for violence, also contains words of reconciliation, of fortitude and healing.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Prices across Louisville have generally followed the national trend, showing significant decreases from their peak in the first quarter of 2025.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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While pedestrian deaths in Mesa and Phoenix have increased since 2019, Tucson saw a slight decrease in fatalities.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This lack of callout could be construed as a form of acquiescence that the delusion is apt.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In March, with Trump’s more or less full acquiescence, Netanyahu ended a ceasefire with Hamas that the U.S. had brokered in January.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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