mollified 1 of 2

past tense of mollify
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mollified

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adjective

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Recent Examples of mollified
Adjective
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
  • But many social media users aren’t appeased, with some calling to dismantle JICA entirely, or voicing distrust of the organization’s statements.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
  • One person who knows both sides well wonders if the NBA might risk a lawsuit if Dolan is not appeased in some way, or if MSG Networks goes bankrupt.
    Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Prospective buyers will be relieved to hear that some amenities have been restored to their original condition.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Four days later, Chertoff relieved Michael Brown and directed Admiral Allen to lead the relief effort.
    Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others raised more legitimate concerns about affordability, rising rents and property taxes — concerns that could be alleviated by increasing our housing supply.
    Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The drug also alleviated inflammation and joint damage in a rheumatoid arthritis model.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Cradlewise crib has a camera and uses an AI algorithm to predict when your baby needs to be soothed and will automatically start moving up and down to bounce the baby.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In fact, after each cleanse, my skin felt soothed and nourished—none of that tight feel.
    Denise Primbet, Glamour, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Kairi Sane was elated for Asuka.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The Ashton Brook community is elated that Danny has disappeared.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • De Pablo’s own experiences have helped her blend aspects of her life into the fan-favorite family.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Its lack of visibility has not helped.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
  • If this game was a sign of things to come, Green Bay fans should be ecstatic.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the tariff threat eased and some progress was made on trade agreements, stocks have recovered sharply.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Alcaraz was briefly in a battle against Novak Djokovic, but eased through the third set after taking the second on a tiebreak.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Mollified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollified. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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