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Recent Examples of pacification
One limitation of this modern-day resistance spread across a globalized system is that its wins can feel like pacifications.
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WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023
As governor, Sandoval entrusted Nayarit’s pacification to his acting attorney general, Edgar Veytia.
—Tim Golden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2022
The enlargement of the U.S. military that accompanied the pacification of rebellious southern whites and the defeat of Native American resistance did not recede once those projects were complete.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
After temporary pacification, what?
—Charles Austin Beard, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
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WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023
As governor, Sandoval entrusted Nayarit’s pacification to his acting attorney general, Edgar Veytia.
—Tim Golden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2022
The enlargement of the U.S. military that accompanied the pacification of rebellious southern whites and the defeat of Native American resistance did not recede once those projects were complete.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
After temporary pacification, what?
—Charles Austin Beard, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacification
Noun
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The album reflects all the turmoil and subsequent tranquility that Blake found within the music.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The island, home to military forts and the iconic black-and-white Tybee Island Light Station, built in 1773, is a dream for history buffs and nature lovers seeking tranquility.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The fact my wheelchair was barely noticed and pool hoists outnumbered sun loungers, in a world so often aggressively combative towards people who navigate the world differently, with all the physical and attitudinal barriers removed, a deep and uncommon calm settled over me.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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Saturday will be the calm before the storm, with sunny skies pushing metro highs into the low 70s, well above the seasonal average of 55.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite morale-sapping staff layoffs, bizarre executive orders and a 43-day federal government shutdown last fall, the grandeur and serenity of national parks in California remain irresistible to outdoors lovers looking to unwind.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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But more than the room itself, the Yacht Club experience provided serenity, service and hassle-free cruising.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a brief window, the desert is abuzz with activity, a living counterpoint to its usual quiet.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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The quiet of Vis to fancy evenings on Hvar.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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My lack of Portuguese comprehension skills can’t stop me from enjoying these spectacles of audiovisual harmony.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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Somewhat miraculously, we’re carried out of this consequential collision of hearts and minds on the lightest of notes, with the sense that our capacity to rediscover harmony will always be beautifully mysterious.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pontiff did not mention any country or national leader in his comments, instead only asking for peace and the end to innocent people dying, according to reports.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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The attacks have, however, complicated peace efforts in the region where mass graves were recently found.—
OPE ADETAYO,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead, Starr would be my roving ambassador of joy and amity in an America that felt starved of such things.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those who yearn for peace and stability, commerce and comradery, amity with our friends and neighbors?—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Pacification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacification. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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