as in mediator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
the former diplomat is coming out of retirement to lend his talents as a peacemaker to these crucial negotiations
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as in conciliatory
tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility
efforts at peacemaking overtures in the region have largely been ignored by both warring parties
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Recent Examples of peacemaker
Clare Sebastian, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Yes, Putin the peacemaker and Zelenskyy the warmonger.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Three years into the war, my hopes for supporting peacemaker Zelenskyy lie in three directions, none of them assured.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Cecil, ever the peacemaker, wants to bring the group back to neutral ground.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Now, as Ukraine and its allies attempt to forge another path to peace, experts warn the failures of Minsk serve as a cautionary tale for today’s peacemakers, and that the risks of history repeating are clear.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Yes, Putin the peacemaker and Zelenskyy the warmonger.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Three years into the war, my hopes for supporting peacemaker Zelenskyy lie in three directions, none of them assured.
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Cecil, ever the peacemaker, wants to bring the group back to neutral ground.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacemaker
Noun
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The student played a leading role in last year’s campus protests about the rising death toll in Gaza in Israel’s war against Hamas and the university’s investment ties to Israel, acting as a mediator between Columbia administrators and student protesters.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hermosillo works out of the agency’s Los Angeles office in Glendale, staffed by five mediators and a supervisor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The move was notable, in part, because Harvard had spent the past year in a cautious, conciliatory crouch to try to ward off just that kind of scrutiny.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
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The message had a conciliatory tone compared with that of his boss, President Trump, who has vowed to take back the Panama Canal from Panama.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Together, these two pros deliver a Sunday to-do list that will hopefully create a more peaceful and efficient week ahead.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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The meeting lasted about 15 minutes inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, where Francis often preached the need for a peaceful end to the war, just before Trump and Zelenskyy took their seats at the outdoor funeral service.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Their look and feeling are soothing and sublime, thanks to the deft hand of noted Spanish interior designer Pilar García-Nieto.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some models serve purely to create a soothing ambiance, acting as night lights for children, whereas others can be educational tools with accurate renderings of the night sky indoors.—
Tantse Walter,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Employee perks include free park admission, complimentary and discounted tickets for friends and family, in-park discounts, employee referral bonuses and ambassador events and previews, the news release says.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Add Houston Rockets owner and ambassador to Italy, Tilman Fertitta, to the list of those dumbfounded by the Dallas Mavericks’ trade of Luka Doncic.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Real Estate Broker Commission Those affected by the real estate broker commission fees settlement must file by May 9 to secure payments.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Richards and the real estate broker share three daughters: Alexia Simone Umansky, 28, Sophia Kylie Umansky, 25, and Portia Umansky, 17.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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But at its core, Wrexham’s rapid rise owes mostly to club stumbling into a relationship with a benevolent benefactor with far more resources than most of its now-former fourth- and fifth-division peers.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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It's long been the stuff of science fiction: humans achieving immortality by uploading their consciousness into a silicon virtual paradise, ruled over by a benevolent super-intelligent AI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This will be both disarming and believable, allowing your daughter to propose times that are both far off and inconvenient.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
15 Dec. 2022
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What follows instead is a pivotal listen that conveys trauma in an assured yet disarming way.—
Leah Greenblatt,
EW.com,
8 Dec. 2021
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“Peacemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacemaker. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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