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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 Giants also added dynamic tight end Isaiah Likely in free agency, providing a security blanket for their young quarterback.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Courtland Sutton is a possession target who is a security blanket on third down.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of security blanket

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During negotiations to set up the fund, one negotiator emphasized the need for resources to be accessible within 24 to 48 hours of a climate disaster.

— Tarun Gopalakrishnan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
The union’s chief negotiator, Bobby Roy, said bargaining remains paused Thursday.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiator

Noun

As in Monster, Lizzie blamed some of her story inconsistencies on the morphine she’d been administered as a sedative.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Monroe reportedly ingested a lethal dose of Nembutal, an anxiety medication, as well as a large dose of chloral hydrate, a drug used as a sedative.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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The price of oil rose to $107 per barrel after Iran struck a ship in the Strait of Hormuz and its Houthi proxy group gained control of the coast along the Bab al-Mandab strait.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Your employer’s financial strength is no longer a reliable proxy for your individual job security.

— Srinivasulu Mupparaju, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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An immigration attorney representing the man's family identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan man.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Some medical professionals have a reputation among attorneys as more defense-friendly, and prosecutors should know better than to pick them even before trial, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

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The first pediatric palliative care center license was recently granted in Iowa, and Mason's Light House is currently fundraising for construction.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Equally vital, aging misers addicted to their vocations need palliatives and surrogates for the drug of importance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of palliative

Noun

At the time, Mayor Christopher Clark said that the city was $164 million in debt due to a combination of factors, including a trail of expensive scandals left by predecessor Eric Kellogg, and chronically low tax collection rates.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

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