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                    as in relaxing
                                                
              
          
                                                      tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress                                       
              
                             a pacifying treat of milk and cookies                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in appeasing
                                                
              
          
                                                      tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility                                       
              
                             the referee adopted a pacifying tone to try to calm everyone down                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in comforting
                                                
              
          
                                                      to lessen the anger or agitation of                                       
              
                             the only thing that would pacify the child and end the tantrum was a new toy                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in subduing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring under one's control by force of arms                                       
              
                             additional ground forces were needed to occupy those areas that had already been pacified                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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