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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
  • 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
  • Every election, the two major parties mobilize massive operations of attorneys, staffers and volunteers to monitor polling places and ballot counting.
    — NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Reasons for delays in judgments aren’t always clear to the public or the respective attorneys.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • Those factors help determine which exposures warrant commercial transfer and which the company can retain or finance through another structure.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Iren's neocloud contracts are now valued at $15 to $20 per watt or higher, depending on their duration and the extent of graphics processing unit generation, among other factors, per JPMorgan.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • McGuire also admitted to detonating the bomb in retaliation for various alleged government wrongs, including sheriff’s deputies seizing his firearms earlier that year.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Williamson County deputies have arrested a 26-year-old local man named Benedict Chinedu Ogbodiegwu on murder and theft charges.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 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
  • 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
  • Patel later suggested that the scope of firings had been overblown, saying many agents had retired on their own.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Agents can call APIs, query databases, retrieve documents, invoke other models, generate files, trigger workflows, connect to SaaS platforms and even delegate work to other agents.
    — Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of agents
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“Pacifiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifiers. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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