mollification

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mollification
Noun
  • Knowing what causes a disease is often the first step for mitigation.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The move comes as disruptions in travel due to weather events, health advisories, and changing plans have driven demand for more comprehensive risk mitigation.
    Ben Kelly, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ascertaining accurate figures for the decrease in indigenous communities in the Caribbean is challenging.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That's what scientists are saying is possibly responsible for the decrease in children developing the problematic and dangerous allergy.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The middle class is historically a force of moderation and stability in Iran, bridging the gaps in society and counteracting extremes.
    Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Experts still advise moderation—about 8 ounces a day—since too much can add unnecessary sugar to your diet.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The war made clear that peace cannot be secured through appeasement.
    Lin Fei-fan, Foreign Affairs, 9 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 26 Oct. 2025.

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