Thesaurus results for PACIFIER

pacifier

noun

Definition of pacifier

as in security blanket

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as in negotiator

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Recent Examples of pacifier Silicone food bags, baking mats, spatulas, baby pacifiers and collapsible water bottles are now marketed as eco-friendlier replacements for disposable plastics and aging nonstick cookware. — Ryan Brennan may 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026 As a result, vaguebooking becomes a passive-aggressive pacifier to soothe the discomfort of explicitly addressing disagreements and communicating one’s feelings. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 Margo’s Got Money Troubles premiered the same week as the third season of HBO’s nihilistic teen drama Euphoria, in which Sydney Sweeney’s dead-eyed Cassie has taken to the popular subscription service, dressing up as a seductive puppy and even a pacifier-sucking baby. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026 In Episode 2, Cassie dresses like a baby and sucks on a pacifier, which caused quite a stir online. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pacifier

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Noun

The traditional workwear piece has become a security blanket in Harry Styles’ off-duty wardrobe, traveling with him to London, Rome and New York City.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Although a security blanket shut down central Paris to road traffic, the party-like atmosphere drew people of multiple faiths and no faith at all.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of security blanket

Noun

The midterm elections results were also watched closely in Tehran, where Iran’s chief negotiator and parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, issued a warning Wednesday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Buckner is the lead House Democratic negotiator on the stadium issue.

— Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of negotiator

Noun

That’s because passion fruit and the leaves from its plant source, Passiflora incarnata, are known as a natural sedative.

— Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 26 Oct. 2026
Executions in the state are carried out through the injection of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sedative

Noun

Iran has long backed the Houthis as a powerful proxy force, particularly as a counter to Iran's arch-foe Saudi Arabia, which shares a long border with Yemen.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
And yet, to a large degree, Mendoza and Ciscomani are mere stand-ins, their candidacies serving as little more than proxies for the president and his opposition.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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Noun

Authorities have issued bear-hunting permits across eight provinces and are seeking to procure tranquilizer dart guns to support rangers in rural areas.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Her husband hurriedly shut the door and begged her to see a doctor for a tranquilizer prescription.

— Elvira Navarro, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tranquilizer

Noun

Chambers himself is now accused of riot, conspiracy to riot, and money laundering offenses, defense attorney Aitor Martínez Jiménez told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
The attorney noted that immediately after the midterm elections last week, lawmakers such as Garcia accompanied their warnings of upcoming investigations with Instagram posts that received media attention and thousands of reshares.

— Pranshu Verma The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of attorney

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On top of that, many of these countries don’t have the political infrastructure to provide basic healthcare, much less facilitate developing a comprehensive palliative care program for children.

— Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
This offers lifelong benefit, not just a short-term palliative.

— David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of palliative

Noun

However, the researchers propose that nuclear reaction rates and the neutron’s decay rate slow by the same factor, preserving their relationship with the expansion rate.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Angela Gonzales-Torres, a fellow Democrat who started her campaign to unseat Gomez long before the ethics inquiry, said the controversy surrounding the congressman became an important factor for voters in the closing stretch.

— Anna Liss-Roy, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

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