pacifiers

noun

plural of pacifier
1
as in sedatives

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as in appeasers

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  1. negotiators
  2. proxies
  3. attorneys
  4. factors
  5. deputies
  6. liaisons
  7. moderators
  8. agents
Noun
  • This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of negotiators
Noun
  • Its economy is in shambles, its proxies have been decimated by Israel and its allies in Iraq have been ousted.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On Wall Street, the founders observed how institutional investors sought to trade such uncertain binary outcomes as Brexit and the 2016 presidential election through proxies such as swaps, options, and other risk curves.
    — Carson Becker, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxies
Noun
  • In the eligibility litigation against the NCAA, players and their attorneys have raised three main legal theories.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • City Council member Flor Alvidrez is questioning why Denver needed to hire outside lawyers for the two cases when the City Attorney's Office has a large contingent of attorneys.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • Freight rates have continued their ascent amid the ongoing delays and schedule reliability concerns compounding other factors like the war in Iran, which has kept fuel costs elevated.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This enables the robot to adjust its actions based on factors such as the incoming ball while maintaining coordinated and natural movement patterns.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • Officers and deputies reached the scene in roughly 10 minutes and at that point heard gunfire from the back of the residence, the police department said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In 2019, deputies arrived at a Denver-area STEM school while shooting was still going on inside, the local sheriff said at the time.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • These efforts include launching a website, digital newsletters, appointing community liaisons, sending letters to property owners and conducting meetings with Boca Lago leadership.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • City liaisons such as the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, the Mayor’s Office of Major Events and the Office of the City Attorney must provide clearance before any construction could occur.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of liaisons
Noun
  • Hilton’s sister, Barbara Giarraffa, frightened fans and TikTok moderators were among those who called authorities.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Black and Ryan Polly direct the story of a demonic entity that stalks message board moderators.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of moderators
Noun
  • The Nordic Co-Production Market brings together Nordic and international producers, financiers, distributors and sales agents around projects in development.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The actor stars opposite AnnaSophia Robb, with the two playing a pair of FBI agents who investigate what seems to be an impossible homicide inside the prison.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of agents
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“Pacifiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifiers. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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