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as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
Mason also has a white pacifier in his mouth.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Tove wore a pair of pale pink shorts and a white T-shirt, while her pacifier lay next to her stomach.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But a pacifier can be a figurative lifesaver.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
If Love Is Blind insists on continuing to cast babies, the decent thing to do is give them a pacifier.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Tove wore a pair of pale pink shorts and a white T-shirt, while her pacifier lay next to her stomach.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
But a pacifier can be a figurative lifesaver.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
If Love Is Blind insists on continuing to cast babies, the decent thing to do is give them a pacifier.
—Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pacifier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
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The ensuing political fallout has been shadowed by the opening weeks of Mr. Trump’s administration, including threats of tariffs on European exports and a pullback of America’s military security blanket that has protected Germany since the end of World War II.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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But Warren could be an excellent security blanket for whoever is under center.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Additionally, fentanyl has been used with other illicit drugs including the deadly xylazine, a veterinary sedative.—
Dr. Yifrah Kaminer,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
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The autopsy report detailed that the sedative effects of the substances contributed to his drowning.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Animal tranquilizers enhance the user’s euphoric high from opioids, particularly in those who have developed a tolerance to the opioid.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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Sometimes, short-acting tranquilizers can help, but some of these same medicines can also cause sleepwalking.18 When sleepwalking is related to an underlying disorder or medication, treating that condition or switching medications may help.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Other proxy resolutions including the slate of Board of Director nominees and executive compensation were also approved by a majority of stockholders.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Follow This, the Dutch climate shareholder group that has been hounding energy companies for years to clean up their act, stepped back from its campaign of filing proxy resolutions, predicting a lackluster response from investors.—
Vivienne Walt,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 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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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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While Sultan was arrested at an April 25, 2024, protest on campus, his attorneys allege his charges were dismissed and subsequently expunged from his record.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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And this is where the Trump factor could come into play.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Others said the length of time a slip is used should not be a factor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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