salved

verb

past tense of salve
as in soothed
to free from distress or disturbance attempting to salve her conscience, she anonymously sent the store a sum of cash sufficient to cover the merchandise she had shoplifted

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Recent Examples of salved But getting a final might have really salved him. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salved
  1. soothed
  2. calmed
  3. composed
  4. lulled
  5. quieted
  6. appeased
Verb
  • Paul is easily soothed, enjoys engaging with others, and feels comfortable in new environments.
    — MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Abbott’s campaign season turnabout on data centers doesn’t seem to have soothed many.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of soothed
Verb
  • Gilt yields fell across the curve on Tuesday morning, suggesting markets were calmed by Burnham's cabinet choices.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd Sunday evening, officials stressed that even though the fires burning in northern Minnesota had calmed over the weekend, this year’s fire season is just getting started.
    — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 July 2026
Definition of calmed
Verb
  • The other, more significant section is composed of portraits of the designer, along with several dozen fashion images, arranged chronologically.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Just look what Joseph Stalin or Mao Zedong did, and what happened in Eastern Europe, where the body count was composed of average working people.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of composed
Verb
  • Despite the belligerents’ massive wartime potential, populations and policymakers were lulled into a false sense of control.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Exhausted parents may also be lulled to sleep by the ocean effects!
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
Definition of lulled
Verb
  • With a few more changeups and a little more aggression, Cease has quieted complaints of short outings.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The room quieted as the program paused to acknowledge people whose lives and work had affected the community.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Definition of quieted
Verb
  • In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, manager Carlo Ancelotti appeased the people of Miami with a Neymar cameo.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Both agencies appeased a murderer.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of appeased

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