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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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Both agencies appeased a murderer.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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There also are a lot of people who need to be appeased to put the show together, so some habits are going to die harder than others.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The actors bowed, looking relieved.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Yet he was relieved to feel those familiar butterflies on the first tee.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fortunately, in business, such a conundrum’s difficulty is alleviated greatly by a flowchart maker.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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By noon, much of the pressure on the TSA checkpoints at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood had been alleviated, with much smaller lines than the crush of travelers before sunrise.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Himalayan pink salt, rich in 80 minerals, works to draw out impurities, while Centella asiatica helps keep everything calm and soothed.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
25 Mar. 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
Adjective
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Talking to the Star-Telegram this week, Bridgman sounded elated that Fraraccio will be moved from the Tarrant County Jail into the living center in Mexia.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026
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As one hit bled into another, the crowd sounded elated to be there.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
30 Mar. 2026
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Gabbard says new protections added since her time in Congress helped change her mind.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Murrieta Fire & Rescue crews were aided by Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department during the firefight, and Murrieta Police Department officers helped limit traffic in the area so firefighting apparatus could be easily utilized, the release said.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Thousands of people fill the streets that surround it in lit, ecstatic union.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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The group was visibly overwhelmed by the ecstatic response from the crowd.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stuttgart eased to a 4-0 win at home over Hamburger SV to reclaim third place from Leipzig on goal difference.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Still, those concerns quickly eased thanks to the returning cast.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Mollified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollified. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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