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appeases

verb

present tense third-person singular of appease
as in placates
to lessen the anger or agitation of a game often appeases an upset toddler

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Recent Examples of appeases This way of handling stress occurs when someone acts calm, appeases the threatening person and retreats to de-escalate the situation. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 The city’s first street food market appeases the vast spectrum of palates and preferences, from vegans' to meat-lovers', by featuring ten culinary traders who specialize in ethnic fare from Greece to the bayous of Louisiana. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026 The menu appeases a multitude of appetites. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026 The discharge petition comes as Republicans have failed to put a plan for healthcare forward that appeases all of their caucus, as a small group seeks to work across the aisle for a solution. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeases
  1. placates
  2. pleases
  3. calms
  4. soothes
  5. comforts
  6. pacifies
  7. assuages
  8. disarms
Verb
  • There is no magic solution that simultaneously placates Abrams, the fanbase, the rest of the roster, the organization’s long term goals and the owners.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a fun project that placates the listener looking for smooth R&B, but offers more than a few tricks for those seeking some boundary-pushing.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of placates
Verb
  • Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
  • For something more substantial, Ramsey’s pleases both vegetarians and meat eaters with options such as BBQ brisket sandwich with homemade onion straws or Zucchini Noodle Thai Bowl.
    — Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of pleases
Verb
  • If confusion rises, choose a clear first step and move, because momentum calms nerves and shows allies where to join you.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • My skin doesn’t get irritated either, thanks to the green tea, which reduces redness and calms the skin barrier.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of calms
Verb
  • The combination of liquid exfoliants gently boosts cell turnover and remove clogged pores, while tea tree leaf water hydrate and soothes.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Du says more work is needed to fully understand how music soothes a stressed brain.
    — Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of soothes
Verb
  • Seattle comforts you with its natural beauty, quieting your mind and heightening your senses.
    — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In one scene, Maddie gently comforts an elderly man whose brother was killed at the Pentagon when hijackers struck the building.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of comforts
Verb
  • With their help, Spain pacifies China, which becomes the jewel in the Spanish imperial crown and a strategic platform for further conquest.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Her younger sister, meanwhile, pacifies their father with silence.
    — Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of pacifies
Verb
  • In one scene, Amy heroically assuages an embittered foster kid by returning him to the memory of a fun school field trip.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And unlike seaweed, seagrass has a root system that traps carbon in sediment and assuages storm surges.
    — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026
Definition of assuages
Verb
  • The film slips in and out of reality, following a kind of dream logic that often disarms and disorients us.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, with Israeli forces withdrawing as Hamas disarms and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of disarms

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“Appeases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeases. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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