mollification

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Noun
  • The rise of smart home integration is enabling radon mitigation systems to respond dynamically.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For all of the extenuating circumstances and points made in mitigation by Tudor, Juventus have taken just three points from fixtures that yielded nine in the corresponding games last season.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Heart rate decreases during stretching, which could signify the body entering a calm state.
    Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
  • According to Nexstar, overall Q3 ad sales stood at $476 million, a decrease of $146 million from the third-quarter of 2024.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Here’s what the science actually shows about this intriguing fungus – and why moderation and caution still matter.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Springer agreed that moderation matters.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The diminishment of free speech.
    Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While integrating Woltemade has perhaps exacerbated the diminishment of those returns, the regression also hints at something more fundamental with Newcastle’s attacking set-up.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Mollification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollification. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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