as in appeased
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as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of
an apology would probably mollify your friend
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as in relieved
to make more bearable or less severe
a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor
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Recent Examples of mollified
Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
While protesters may be frightened and grieving after last month's bloodbath, they're not mollified.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
Choi’s suggestions haven’t mollified Young Poong and MBK Partners.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
Netanyahu has mollified his overexuberant colleagues on the right mostly by acquiescing to their demands in the domestic sphere.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Verb
But the boy wouldn't be mollified.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
While protesters may be frightened and grieving after last month's bloodbath, they're not mollified.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026
Choi’s suggestions haven’t mollified Young Poong and MBK Partners.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
Netanyahu has mollified his overexuberant colleagues on the right mostly by acquiescing to their demands in the domestic sphere.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mollified
Verb
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Countries such as Saudi Arabia once wondered whether Tehran could be appeased and contained.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 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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Duque Hebbert relieved in the fifth and allowed Acuña’s RBI single after William Contreras reached on an error and Gleyber Torres walked.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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California workers may be relieved to learn that per-capita incomes moved somewhat in step with oil prices and inflation.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Their immediate need for left tackle help can be partially alleviated by re-signing swing tackle Yosh Nijman in free agency, but that move would be more of a band-aid than a protective shield.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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To be clear, this attempt to simplify my homescreen hasn’t alleviated my time-wasting at all.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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Investors appeared soothed by the software firm’s across-the-board beat, amid fears about the company’s hefty debt load funding its AI buildout.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Your 7th House of Coalitions is soothed by the moody Moon’s trine with apprehensive Chiron in your companionable 11th house.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sabra Hayden, 61, was elated to get the role of the Shanks Oak, a tree that was at least 500 years old and fell during a storm in 2023.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The mayor had kept his promise, and the Bronx was elated.—
Cary Goodman,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The collaboration helped the company climb to third place in China's new energy vehicle rankings by domestic sales last year, ahead of Tesla.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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The advocacy group, which has mobilized more than 70,000 musicians and music workers, recently helped draft the Living Wage for Musicians Act to address the streaming industry.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even rave, which, frenzied and ecstatic, seems the opposite, had its own logic of form.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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But after seeing his name next to many minuses lately, Levshunov was ecstatic Sunday to finally be on the positive side after a game.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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His administration has already promised to release the nation’s oil reserves to relieve pressure and has eased sanctions on Russian oil, to the consternation of European leaders.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Those doubts have eased now that Pope Francis is playing to its potential.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Mollified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollified. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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