appeasement

noun

Definition of appeasementnext
1
as in mitigation

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as in conciliation

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Recent Examples of appeasement One way out of the doom and gloom would be for Winnipeg to announce the aforementioned Hellebuyck appeasement. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Both are movements intent on destroying the traditional parts of their parties, and no amount of appeasement will change their objective. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2026 But appeasement will only aid Xi Jinping’s imperial goals. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 After a brief burst of good ratings results, CBS News is once against under a dark cloud of allegations of MAGA appeasement and corporate-overlord overreach. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for appeasement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
  1. mitigation
  2. conciliation
  3. moderation
  4. reconciliation
  5. decrease
  6. acquiescence
  7. alleviation
Noun
  • Its agricultural land mitigation plan was approved by the City Council last month.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • According to his campaign platform, Coons' core policy priorities include legislative reform, economic innovation, healthcare expansion and climate change mitigation.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of mitigation
Noun
  • This is not a recipe for conciliation, compromise and cooperation.
    — John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Settling the issue through the EEOC’s pre-litigation conciliation process ends the matter before the federal agency files a federal lawsuit on behalf of the applicants.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of conciliation
Noun
  • Cramer said a potential moderation in data center construction poses greater risks for smaller, heavily indebted neoclouds such as CoreWeave , Nebius and Iren , which rely on outside capital to expand their computing capacity.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Hugley echoed Bottoms’ message on moderation in her own news conference Wednesday.
    — Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of moderation
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  • And because Social Security can’t be changed through budget reconciliation, a fix will likely need 60 votes and support from both parties.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats used reconciliation to pass some health care changes in 2010.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of reconciliation
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  • Icing can cause an increase in a plane’s weight, a reduction in lift, a decrease in thrust and an increase in drag, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The company cited an operational decrease of $57 million, primarily due to lower Covid revenues, and a $15 million negative impact from foreign exchange.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of decrease
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  • Enforcement should address speech codes, discriminatory security fees, selective recognition of student groups, and administrative acquiescence in the heckler’s veto.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The greatest near-term threat to world order, then, is what might be called the Taiwanese chip crisis, in which Beijing mobilizes to take control of the island and the United States must choose between armed resistance and acquiescence.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of acquiescence
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  • Support extends to local communities through partnerships with One Horizon, a non-profit focused on poverty alleviation and women's empowerment, and the historic Nondies Rugby Club, Kenya's oldest rugby team.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Megelin Red Light Heating Glove Red light therapy, in context of the hands, has been linked to decreases in joint swelling, improved circulation, and the alleviation of arthritic discomfort.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of alleviation

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