as in placatory
tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility
eased the tension with conciliatory remarks
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Reagan’s approach toward the Soviet Union was neither consistently tough nor consistently conciliatory.
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Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024
Austria-Hungary’s rejection of Serbia’s carefully conciliatory response to its draconian ultimatum reinforced this perception.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 17 July 2024
Calls for a toning down of heated political rhetoric have come from all over, including from Biden and Trump; Trump reportedly tore up his acceptance speech after the shooting to craft a more conciliatory one.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
His predecessor, former President Tsai Ing-wen, worked to strengthen Taiwan’s defenses while adopting conciliatory measures and providing assurances to Beijing.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
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Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024
Austria-Hungary’s rejection of Serbia’s carefully conciliatory response to its draconian ultimatum reinforced this perception.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 17 July 2024
Calls for a toning down of heated political rhetoric have come from all over, including from Biden and Trump; Trump reportedly tore up his acceptance speech after the shooting to craft a more conciliatory one.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
His predecessor, former President Tsai Ing-wen, worked to strengthen Taiwan’s defenses while adopting conciliatory measures and providing assurances to Beijing.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
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“Conciliatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliatory. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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