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
  • Counterterrorism police had looked into the possible involvement of Iranian proxies in the Jewish ambulance arson, as well as other attacks on Jewish sites in London.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, QTRouter used commercial proxies and virtual private servers to mask that hackers based in China were accessing the infected IoT devices.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxies
Noun
  • The case had been set for a court hearing in late August over enforcement of the 2023 arbitration award, but attorneys for the union filed an unopposed motion the day before, asking for the hearing to be continued.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Burke has pleaded not guilty to murder charges and denied wrongdoing through his attorneys.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • This factors in the average prices for pay TV and NFL Sunday Ticket, plus the cheapest subscriptions for Netflix, Peacock and Prime.
    — Takashi Williams, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But Seng said there are other factors this year even beyond the volatile situation in the Middle East that make future prices unpredictable.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • As deputies prepared to have the vehicle towed, one found a small black pouch containing passports and a Social Security card.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That same year, deputies severely beat Joseph Perez on a San Gabriel Valley street, leaving him in need of 30 stitches and staples in his face and head.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • In the weeks ahead of school starting, the district's safety and security liaisons went through training.
    — Beret Leone, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of liaisons
Noun
  • Jake Ciely, Brandon Funston and authorized admins and moderators.
    — Mike Hume, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of moderators
Noun
  • The proof was produced by a group of agents, using an OpenAI next-generation model significantly more capable than GPT-6 Astra.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Vela Gonzalez was dragged down the concrete steps and pushed to the ground by two agents, before a third agent emerged to handcuff him, according to video footage reviewed by The Times.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of agents
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