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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 Israeli government has firmly denied the claim, accusing the UN inquiry’s authors of being Hamas proxies.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The program is also seeking information on how the IRGC transfers funds and materials to its terrorist and militia proxies and partners, as well as individuals or entities involved in financing or facilitating its activities.
    — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of proxies
Noun
  • Clancy's attorneys have asked the judge to dismiss the criminal case.
    — MICHAEL CASEY, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Outside court after the hearing, attorneys for both sides declined comment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • The cascading fallout from COVID and our modern-day decline in formal religiosity are possibly two other factors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The bill also gives some legal protection for school districts against financial penalties if their arts funding decreases as a result of factors beyond their control, such as the expiration of a grant.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • The Senate Armed Services Committee also heard closed testimony from Hegseth’s top deputies, including Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The pursuit continued for about 15 minutes on backroads before the pickup crashed into a drainage canal on Seymour Road west of Armour Road, according to Sutter deputies.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 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
  • Fanatics will also train its staff members, who work as VIP liaisons, on the state's self-exclusion rules, the agreement stated.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of liaisons
Noun
  • In the end, voters are choosing people for important jobs that don’t come with polite moderators and audience applause cues.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Some immersive experiences feel valuable only while new rooms, objects, events and moderators keep arriving; revenue may grow linearly while production cost compounds.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of moderators
Noun
  • Cseh, the archive's director, said successor governments to dictatorships rarely disclose the names of previous agents and informants, let alone records as detailed as those Hungary is preparing to release.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Others called for a transparent investigation into the Police Department’s relationship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of agents
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“Pacifiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifiers. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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