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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
Worst of all, the AfD supports the appeasement of Russia.
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Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, successive American presidents have entered office and engaged with Russia under the illusion that personal relationships with Russia’s leaders, mutual economic interest and appeasement of Russian demands would transform Russia’s role in the world.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Some of his targets have learned through bitter experience that preëmptive appeasement only opens the door to escalating demands.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
That led to the penny-wise, pound-foolish path of appeasement.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, successive American presidents have entered office and engaged with Russia under the illusion that personal relationships with Russia’s leaders, mutual economic interest and appeasement of Russian demands would transform Russia’s role in the world.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Some of his targets have learned through bitter experience that preëmptive appeasement only opens the door to escalating demands.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
That led to the penny-wise, pound-foolish path of appeasement.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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This stage invites public feedback on what environmental topics should be analyzed, including traffic, noise, lighting, and other potential impacts and input on possible mitigation measures or alternative designs to reduce environmental effects.—
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Vincent Kompany pointed towards Bayern’s recent run of fixtures — seven of them in 21 January days — as mitigation for an underpowered performance.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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But, as had happened so often in the history of brittle regimes, the dictator’s gesture of conciliation was read as desperation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Memphis remained peaceful due in part to the work that began earlier that year when CRS provided conciliation services during a sanitation workers’ strike and met with members of the Black community, religious leaders and gang members to prevent an escalation of violence during the strike.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Modern French wellness is about moderation, not deprivation.—
Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
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The United States Food and Drug Administration has noted a link between kava consumption and rare instances of liver damage, so moderation is recommended.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Pope Leo sought reconciliation through dialogue and exceptions to restrictions on traditional worship, but the group says his response doesn’t address their priesthood succession concerns.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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More recent years have brought low-key reconciliation across the Atlantic.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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This was a decrease from a 2023 assessment.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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And acquiescence can be contagious.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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Even if clemency led the White House to dial back the ongoing efforts to punish Colorado, acquiescence today only invites future harassment.—
Max Potter,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality.—
Patrick Smith,
STAT,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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