Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for propitiatory
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • After almost getting run over by two cars in heavy rain, a tiny black kitten was saved by a kind stranger who stopped to help him and ended up taking him home.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • During high school, Morgan dates Chris (Scott Eastwood), who is magnetic but inconsiderate, and her sister dates Chris’s best friend, Jonah (Dave Franco), who is shy and kind.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Make the hearty and comforting flavors of taco soup a bit more rich with this creamy taco soup recipe.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Dishes like wild halibut with Jimmy Nardello peppers and spaghetti with squash and spinach feel nourishing and comforting, but never boring.
    Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But the enormous turnout for the largely peaceful demonstrations appeared to stiffen their resolve.
    Nik Popli, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Courtesy: Apple Apple on Tuesday sent invites to the media and analysts for a launch event at its campus on September 9 at 10 A.M pacific time.
    Kif Leswing, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
  • My late grandfather, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served in the pacific campaign.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Propitiatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propitiatory. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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