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as in to reconcile
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits
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as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of conciliate
Rather than conciliate a wavering citizenry, two years of occupation had instead inspired tens of thousands of other colonists to join the resistance to British rule.
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Time, 9 Oct. 2025
America’s leadership in the Middle East has shaped the region in ways that have massively benefited Israel: deterring and coercing Iran, neutralizing the Islamic State and other terrorists, and conciliating moderate Arab states such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Yes, but: With so many crypto leaders avowedly on Team Trump and the wind at her back, conciliating crypto sounds chancy.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
Brazil and others have been trying to secure talks between the two sides, political rivals that have not conciliated in decades.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
The hope for this person is that officials from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) can mediate and conciliate this epic fight.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022
Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021
This hardly seems sustainable, for Peru, very weak militarily, had every interest in preventing a war between Chile and Bolivia, even apart from the stipulations of Article VIII of the treaty which bound her to seek to conciliate the belligerents.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Time, 9 Oct. 2025
America’s leadership in the Middle East has shaped the region in ways that have massively benefited Israel: deterring and coercing Iran, neutralizing the Islamic State and other terrorists, and conciliating moderate Arab states such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Yes, but: With so many crypto leaders avowedly on Team Trump and the wind at her back, conciliating crypto sounds chancy.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
Brazil and others have been trying to secure talks between the two sides, political rivals that have not conciliated in decades.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
The hope for this person is that officials from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) can mediate and conciliate this epic fight.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022
Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021
This hardly seems sustainable, for Peru, very weak militarily, had every interest in preventing a war between Chile and Bolivia, even apart from the stipulations of Article VIII of the treaty which bound her to seek to conciliate the belligerents.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conciliate
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The pair reconciled, but in February 2024, another fight escalated into violence when Carnahan seized Crosby by the throat and slammed her to the floor, the cross-complaint claims.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the past, Cooper — who seems to have finally reconciled with his wife, Barb (Frances Turner) — devises a plan to stop the ongoing wars over power with Congresswoman Welch to get the cold fusion diode into the hands of the President of the United States (played by series newcomer Clancy Brown).—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
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But that hasn’t appeased protesters at demonstrations throughout Los Angeles County.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The food finally lands with the guests, their dumb whims having been appeased.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Conciliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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