1
as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
Screenshots from a September 12 TikTok video of a cleft palate puppy using a pacifier to mimic his nursing littermates.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Latex or silicone pacifiers cost between $3 and 5, while natural rubber pacifiers are closer to $8-$12.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2025
The decorated soccer played added several snaps of him and Harper embracing one another throughout the years, including an adorable photo of Harper as a toddler with a pacifier in her mouth hugging David.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Items like pacifiers and teething rings also fit well and come out fully sanitized.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Latex or silicone pacifiers cost between $3 and 5, while natural rubber pacifiers are closer to $8-$12.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2025
The decorated soccer played added several snaps of him and Harper embracing one another throughout the years, including an adorable photo of Harper as a toddler with a pacifier in her mouth hugging David.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Items like pacifiers and teething rings also fit well and come out fully sanitized.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
Noun
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This cozy shawl is my carry-on security blanket—soft, lightweight, and big enough to use on a plane when freezing.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Oct. 2025
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The result is an extremely versatile layer that has become my security blanket as the temperature drops.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rather than punishing Li — as some initial speculation suggested — Beijing formalized his role last week as top trade negotiator.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Under President Bill Clinton’s administration, Stallings served as the federal nuclear waste negotiator, the head of the only federal agency headquartered in Idaho.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Oct. 2025
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That specific request was made because those three drugs combine to make BAM, a powerful animal sedative that authorities allege Barry used to kill his wife.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Florida’s lethal injections are carried out with a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the state Department of Corrections.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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After ambushing Fuller at her mansion, Teddy and his accomplice/cousin Don (Aidan Delbis) knock her unconscious with a tranquilizer and load her into the backseat of her own car.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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After that incident, the department changed its approach and shot the remaining three adults with tranquilizer darts rather than a firearm, then euthanized them on the ground with injections of the type a sick animal might receive when being put to sleep by a veterinarian.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Marvel entertainment chairman was a major force behind his Palm Beach neighbor Nelson Peltz’s proxy fight at Disney in 2023 that aimed to make changes at the studio and claim a board seat for Peltz.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Most people do not understand how effective good palliative and hospice care is at identifying and treating all types of suffering.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
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End-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care would also qualify for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), as the state’s medical cannabis program is known.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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Sherrill, also a former federal prosecutor and attorney, entered politics less than a decade ago when she was elected to Congress in 2018.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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In addition to Kardashian and Watts, the attorneys will be played by Niecy Nash-Betts, Glenn Close, Teyana Taylor and Sarah Paulson, along with clients played by guest stars Brooke Shields, Jessica Simpson, Judith Light and Rick Springfield.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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In effect, farmers in rural America have warned of an impending economic crisis from the compounding factors of losing their top export market, falling crop prices and high costs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the shock factor, Crow hopes her video inspires others with old jetted tubs to check theirs, and encourages empathy for people maintaining older homes.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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