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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
  • 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
  • But years on, their ADRs still track gold and chemical prices, not business fundamentals — proxies for commodities, not endorsements of the companies themselves.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 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
  • The countries trying to broker an end to the Iran conflict — Oman, Pakistan, and Qatar — are themselves facing military attacks and economic strain from the war, an unusual dynamic that factors into the incentives and urgency behind their mediation.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Even though the analysis adjusted for several potential confounding factors, other unmeasured factors could still contribute to the observed relationship.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of factors
Noun
  • The sheriff's office said deputies quickly put out the fire and evacuated the inmate, who was the only one in the cell.
    — Greg Kelly, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • During the ensuing search, deputies found Iowa Hill resident Cheryl Macy, 76, shot to death inside her home.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 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
  • 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
  • The six accounts that the company’s moderators left up had shared many heinous videos, including a toddler being struck in the face with a frying pan, a girl being beaten with a baseball bat, and a baby being kicked.
    — Jon Christian, Futurism, 9 Sep. 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 22 Sep. 2026.

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