placatory

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for placatory
Adjective
  • Inaba and Hough offered each other conciliatory smiles before the remaining judges carried on with their comments.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Here, women played a conciliatory role.
    Time, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Everyday Dal The warming, soothing and downright healing effects of dal are well known throughout South Asia and its diaspora.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The formula itself is quite gentle—hyaluronic acid, glycerin, vitamin B5, and the label’s prebiotic thermal water come together for a versatile serum apt at hydrating, soothing, and strengthening the skin barrier.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The short war in Cuba gained the United States the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico; turned the nation into a Pacific power; and created beliefs that America was a stern yet benevolent country tasked by Destiny to enforce peace and bring prosperity to the world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Since that time, says Paine, even those fortunate enough to live under benevolent rule have seldom been more than one generation away from yet another dreadful monarch.
    Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Break out the slow-cooker for this warm and comforting chili that serves six and stars turkey.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Recent changes are less comforting for Putin.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Jennifer Lawrence has the kind spirit of an expert hostess — just not the pantry.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The police were kind, the majority of them were polite, as individuals.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Placatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placatory. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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