as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of
a game often appeases an upset toddler
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Recent Examples of appeased
Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
One person who knows both sides well wonders if the NBA might risk a lawsuit if Dolan is not appeased in some way, or if MSG Networks goes bankrupt.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Many people have been comparing the Munich conference to 1938, saying Putin was being appeased, because Munich was also the site of appeasement of Hitler.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
The breakthrough came Thursday morning, shortly before the meeting began, when conservatives and House GOP leadership struck an agreement on an amendment that appeased the hard-liners’ qualms.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Chamberlain was a British prime minister who appeased Nazi Germany during its rise.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
In some eerie festivals, the dead who return from the other side are to be feared, avoided or appeased to stop them from doing harm to the living.
—Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Adjective
But many social media users aren’t appeased, with some calling to dismantle JICA entirely, or voicing distrust of the organization’s statements.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
One person who knows both sides well wonders if the NBA might risk a lawsuit if Dolan is not appeased in some way, or if MSG Networks goes bankrupt.
—Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Many people have been comparing the Munich conference to 1938, saying Putin was being appeased, because Munich was also the site of appeasement of Hitler.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
The breakthrough came Thursday morning, shortly before the meeting began, when conservatives and House GOP leadership struck an agreement on an amendment that appeased the hard-liners’ qualms.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Chamberlain was a British prime minister who appeased Nazi Germany during its rise.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
In some eerie festivals, the dead who return from the other side are to be feared, avoided or appeased to stop them from doing harm to the living.
—Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeased
Verb
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Mayor Rudy Giuliani took down the Mafia, saved New York City, comforted the nation following 9/11, and served in countless other ways to improve the lives of others.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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My partner’s refusal to be comforted by this institutional food struck me sometimes as pointlessly obstructive and at other times as a sign of self-respect.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Particularly if he is not placated in the market.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Gold fell in the markets in the 1980s and the 1990s, as real estate calmed down for once.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her rats' playfulness motivated her and eased feeling of loneliness, while her cats' soothing weight on her chest calmed her anxiety.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Cradlewise crib has a camera and uses an AI algorithm to predict when your baby needs to be soothed and will automatically start moving up and down to bounce the baby.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
27 Aug. 2025
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In fact, after each cleanse, my skin felt soothed and nourished—none of that tight feel.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The prose is ecstatic and freaky and muscular.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this game was a sign of things to come, Green Bay fans should be ecstatic.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Magnitude had descended in the track’s estimation from the 2-1 morning line by post time to go off at 7-2, but Bracket Buster, who went off at 17-1 to place, pleased his trainer Victoria Oliver by stepping smartly out of the pack to challenge Sovereignty briefly at the top of the stretch.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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His effort to schmaltz Putin with a display of royal pageantry obviously pleased this murderous dictator to no end.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Members of Montoya's family who attended the hearing wore shirts featuring a picture of him, and at times consoled each other as Aguilar stood before them.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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After the match, Osaka consoled Gauff and asked her to do the post-match interview with her.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kairi Sane was elated for Asuka.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Ashton Brook community is elated that Danny has disappeared.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Appeased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeased. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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