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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
Various social groups may push for change, and at times hegemons may make apparent concessions to these groups; these concessions are reforms implemented as an appeasement to prevent unrest or revolution.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
By embedding exceptions into permanent policy, leaders trade principle for appeasement, and eventually discover that what appeared to be compassion has created confusion.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
History shows that appeasement leads to greater aggression.
—Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet, history demonstrates that appeasement has never led to peace.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
By embedding exceptions into permanent policy, leaders trade principle for appeasement, and eventually discover that what appeared to be compassion has created confusion.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
History shows that appeasement leads to greater aggression.
—Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Yet, history demonstrates that appeasement has never led to peace.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for appeasement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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Jun Saavedra, a disaster-mitigation officer in Davao Oriental, recounted seeing powerlines sway violently as the ground shook, leading to a power outage.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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In capital cases, defense teams typically begin mitigation work immediately, Spencer said, gathering background information that could humanize the defendant if the case reaches sentencing.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Petro appeared to seek conciliation with Trump with a June 23 letter that rescinded his accusations of Rubio leading a plot to overthrow him.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Signs of moderation have already appeared.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The letter came after Jordan’s congressional committee subpoenaed the company for information on its moderation practices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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There are reports that Prince William also wants nothing to do with Harry, and that a reconciliation there might be more complicated.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hill Democrats pointedly did not even try to influence back when House Republicans began drafting the reconciliation bill in the spring.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Still, the district saw a slight decrease in students choosing to finish the CTE pathway compared with last year.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Recent enrollment challenges Elon saw an 11% decrease in its new student enrollment this fall, and the number of new undergraduates enrolling at the school has been dropping since 2023.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Yet, the lesson of the Voting Rights Act is that the response to these setbacks isn’t despair or acquiescence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this revenge is the acquiescence of his support base and the GOP representatives to the raw hatred unleashed by our Emir of Evil.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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