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adjective

as in appeased

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verb

past tense of mollify
1
as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of an apology would probably mollify your friend

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2
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
Adjective
Sometimes, a particular human trait can moderate whether a person is going to be antagonistic toward AI artwork or more mollified. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Verb
But not everyone was mollified by the announcement. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026 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
  1. appeased
  2. relieved
  3. elated
  4. alleviated
  5. ecstatic
  6. soothed
  7. enraptured
  8. helped
Adjective
  • Neither Cola’s guilt over her actions nor her reasons for doing them appeased Carrie.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Some residents, however, aren’t appeased.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Definition of appeased
Verb
  • The righty relieved Kay and pitched 1 2/3 perfect innings with two strikeouts.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
  • In a phone interview on Tuesday afternoon, Nazir told me that he feels vindicated—and relieved.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of relieved
Adjective
  • Either way, the team is elated to have the 39-year-old five-time All-Star and 2013 NL MVP, hyphens and all.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • At the age of 30, Rum was elated to vote for the first time during the March 17 primary election.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of elated
Verb
  • Friedman might feel more comfortable denying the Arenado trade reports at this point, given that Muncy has alleviated fan concerns and Arenado has joined a division rival instead.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The anticipated pain of a massive property tax increase in Jersey City has been alleviated somewhat.
    — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of alleviated
Adjective
  • Here, perhaps, is a truer explanation for the relentless invention and questing that just happens to result in their ecstatic calibrations of noise.
    — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
  • Other sources who have seen the film have been ecstatic and overwhelmingly positive about the Irish actor’s work.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • Oil prices fell to their lowest level since the US-Israel war with Iran, as growing signs of a tentative return to normality through the Strait of Hormuz soothed markets.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
  • How to handle it A lot of Virgo’s crankiness can be soothed with helping them get organized and practice self-compassion.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026
Definition of soothed
Adjective
  • One of the greatest joys of my life was watching my favourite uncle, a big, mighty chieftain visiting from my family’s little kingdom in Nigeria, watching The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre absolutely enraptured.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026
  • The enraptured bridge takes it from exceptional to masterful.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
Definition of enraptured
Verb
  • China’s energy resilience and its ability to quickly and cheaply produce goods for other nations have helped buffer some of the economic impact from the war in Iran.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Away from basketball, Arison has helped lead Carnival Corporation for more than three decades.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of helped

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