pacifiers

noun

plural of pacifier
1
as in sedatives

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as in appeasers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifiers
  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
  • The Houthis are one of several Iranian proxies that have threatened to widen the conflict with the rebel group striking commercial shipping and recently ramping up attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.
    — Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • What a victory for Iran, that the end of this war, they get paid to reopen the Strait, they get paid to rebuild their military, they get paid to rebuild their support for proxies in the region.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxies
Noun
  • The order would limit Miller’s ability to contact her attorneys, with Moreno saying in the filing that her ex-husband harassed, grabbed and insulted them.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The committee also voted to hire attorneys from Butler Snow to serve as general counsel.
    — TAYLOR VANCE, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • It's based on several factors, including your history of paying debts on time and credit utilization.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The choice of model was often an engineering decision driven by factors like response time, compute costs, etc.
    — Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • When authorities arrived at the Aisenberg house and began their investigation, deputies found a boot print in Sabrina's room and a blonde hair in her crib that didn't belong to anyone in the family.
    — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Upon arrival, deputies set up containment and entered the home to find the suspect, only identified as a 27-year-old man, inside.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • Leaders have designated homeless liaisons for each school to directly support students experiencing housing instability.
    — Kyle Brody, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Whether rest and restoration or flirty liaisons, day or night, all things great are at guests' fingertips.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of liaisons
Noun
  • Frightened fans and moderators from the social platform were among those who called authorities.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast, fast-spectrum reactors operate without water moderators.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of moderators
Noun
  • Earlier this year, a gunman from California stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before being subdued.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele, was spotted by plainclothes federal agents who observed odd behavior and subsequently contacted the Lomita Sheriff Department deputies.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of agents
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