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as in appeased
to lessen the anger or agitation of
the only thing that would pacify the child and end the tantrum was a new toy
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as in conquered
to bring under one's control by force of arms
additional ground forces were needed to occupy those areas that had already been pacified
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Recent Examples of pacified
Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Some Boxtown community members are pacified by this idea.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacified
Verb
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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
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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
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By the end of Wednesday’s veto episode, Will, Ashley and Keanu were left on the block after nominee Morgan conquered the BB Comics comp and earned herself safety.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
11 Sep. 2025
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An athlete with limitless potential With a time that conquered some of the nation’s best at 16, what’s next for Lutkenhaus?—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Sep. 2025
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Critics panned Lyles’ subdued initial response and blamed the policies of Charlotte officials for failing to prevent the murder.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Notably, clean technology was subdued despite Vice President Han Zheng’s remarks at the 2025 Global Energy Interconnection Conference, emphasizing renewable energy’s importance.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced the completion of a monthslong test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests, European Spaceflight reports.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carr had been a game warden in Northern Rhodesia (as Zambia was then called), where hunting dominated.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Much of the world's launch capacity today is used to deploy smaller communications satellites into low-Earth orbit, primarily for broadband connectivity rather than for the video broadcast market once dominated by higher-altitude geosynchronous satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the hummingbirds are ecstatic.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Wrestlers and wrestling fans alike are ecstatic that fan-favorite WWE Superstar AJ Lee has made her return to professional wrestling.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Pitt defeated The White Lotus in the category, though, along Severance, Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise and Slow Horses.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In-state alog with Miami’s huge win (see above), Fllrida played credibly in a 20-10 loss to 3-LSU, and FIU defeated rival FAU 38-28 in the annual Shula Bowl game.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mohamed Salah leapt for joy in front of the elated away supporters before being mobbed by his team-mates.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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For Birkin, getting older meant a kind of invisibility, a prospect that at once unnerved and elated her.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Pacified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacified. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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