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
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
24 Apr. 2026
But the boy wouldn't be mollified.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
While protesters may be frightened and grieving after last month's bloodbath, they're not mollified.
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Arkansas Online,
10 Feb. 2026
Choi’s suggestions haven’t mollified Young Poong and MBK Partners.
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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.
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Shalom Lipner,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Apr. 2018
Adjective
Sometimes, a particular human trait can moderate whether a person is going to be antagonistic toward AI artwork or more mollified.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
But not everyone was mollified by the announcement.
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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
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Neither Cola’s guilt over her actions nor her reasons for doing them appeased Carrie.
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Some residents, however, aren’t appeased.
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Cuas relieved pitcher Matt Strahm in the eighth inning and limited the Rays to just two hits and one run.
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Plans are so intense, officers will work 12-hour tours and will not be able to leave their posts unless relieved by another officer in person.
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At the age of 30, Rum was elated to vote for the first time during the March 17 primary election.
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Three days later, Carr was elated to sit down and be introduced in Los Angeles.
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The anticipated pain of a massive property tax increase in Jersey City has been alleviated somewhat.
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Like the best episodes of The Pitt, this one is extremely stressful, alleviated by the catharsis of watching medical professionals do their jobs well.
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Many of the fans were ecstatic to see their home team come to their town.
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The ecstatic scenes across the country after a Mexico win, most notably in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, the three host cities, paint the picture of a nation spellbound by its football team.
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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.
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How to handle it A lot of Virgo’s crankiness can be soothed with helping them get organized and practice self-compassion.
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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.
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The enraptured bridge takes it from exceptional to masterful.
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China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.
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State workers continue to push against the return-to-office order and for telework, which Service Employees International Union Local 1000 President Anica Walls said has helped reduce traffic.
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“Mollified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollified. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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