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as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
The child could be seen wearing a plum-colored outfit with a matching hood and had a pink pacifier in her mouth.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
New research by baby brand MAM suggests 15% of British parents feel judged for offering their child a pacifier and 63% of parents have experienced some form of judgment around pacifiers during early parenting.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
However, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry supports pacifier use based on an infant’s needs and parental preference.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Mason also has a white pacifier in his mouth.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
New research by baby brand MAM suggests 15% of British parents feel judged for offering their child a pacifier and 63% of parents have experienced some form of judgment around pacifiers during early parenting.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
However, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry supports pacifier use based on an infant’s needs and parental preference.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Mason also has a white pacifier in his mouth.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
Noun
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But his presence now would have been a warm security blanket.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Danny Amendola, who came over from the Rams and signed a five-year, $28.5 million contract with the Patriots, was supposed to take Welker’s place as Brady’s security blanket.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
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In that maelstrom, several patients were given doses of sedatives that ultimately killed them, and Fink’s account revolves around those decisions and the criminal allegations that arose after the crisis.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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Terry was found to have died of an overdose of insulin and the sedative promethazine, the medical examiner ruled.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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In 1980, Gallup asked whether Americans would object strongly to some presidential behaviors, including using tranquilizers occasionally (36% did), seeing a psychiatrist (30%), wearing jeans occasionally in the Oval Office (21%) and having a cocktail before dinner each night (14%).—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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However, in some cases, such as capturing and restraining a wild animal to relocate it, workers use tranquilizers or sedatives to make the animal sleepy, or cover its eyes and ears to reduce fear and prevent long-lasting problems.—
Rachel Blaser,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF — a proxy for longer term debt prices — fell about 1% in after hours trading, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust that tracks the benchmark index for U.S. stocks dropped 0.4%.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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According to the shoe retailer’s proxy, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, Dillon received $12.5 million in total compensation, which included an annual base salary of $1.4 million, $11.0 million in stock awards and $69,777 in other compensation.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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Yet, there are few options for palliative and end-of-life care for unhoused people.—
Pilar Ingle,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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One of the advantages of early detection is that the goal of treatment becomes a cure as opposed to palliative.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The review aims to ensure that U.S. attorneys in 94 offices nationwide share equal responsibility with headquarters officials in choosing whether to pursue public corruption cases, according to a department official speaking on background.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Since that can have important income tax implications, and because the potential impact of different valuations on beneficiaries, many CPAs or other tax preparers (e.g., the attorney handling the estate) opt to get real numbers.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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According to police, speed and driving under the influence were determined to not be factors in the collision.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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One factor in that attacking improvement may be that, counterintuitively, Chelsea have actually managed to average significantly more fast breaks (1.9, up from 1.3) and direct attacks (2.9, up from 2.6) in the matches where their possession percentage has ticked up into the 60s.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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