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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
New Zealand's top diplomat in the U.K. was removed from his post after critical comments of Trump and comparisons to appeasement before World War II when some advocated for Hitler taking parts of the then-Czechoslovakia.
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Some European commentators, including one broadly sympathetic to parts of Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda, have recalled an even starker example of prewar appeasement.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
But there is still a lesson to learn: what first made America Great was leading a coalition of nations to stop aggressor nations, not replicating Chamberlain’s appeasement.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
This can push you into appeasement rather than authentic decision-making, reinforcing the idea that love must be earned rather than freely given.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Some European commentators, including one broadly sympathetic to parts of Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda, have recalled an even starker example of prewar appeasement.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
But there is still a lesson to learn: what first made America Great was leading a coalition of nations to stop aggressor nations, not replicating Chamberlain’s appeasement.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
This can push you into appeasement rather than authentic decision-making, reinforcing the idea that love must be earned rather than freely given.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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Other business skills whose courses are growing quickly included Microsoft PowerPoint, project management and risk mitigation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Since then, a net-positive movement has taken off, with more and more companies making regenerative impacts, as opposed to merely mitigation, their goal.—
Azra Nurkic,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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While the budget reconciliation process gets underway in Washington, details about possible cost-cutting strategies have steadily trickled into public view.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Potential Immigration Legislation Jim Jordan indicated that Congressional Republicans will turn to immigration legislation affecting H-1B visas and other categories after completing the budget reconciliation process.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The most dramatic decrease was among those aged 15 to 24, where the divorce rate dropped from 47.2 per 1,000 to 19.7 per 1,000.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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That’s an 80% decrease from 2003 when there were 7,465 robberies.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Russia will continue to object to NATO membership for Ukraine, but NATO’s decision should not depend on Russian acquiescence.—
STEPHEN HADLEY,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2025
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Or in 2025, does Hollywood go the other way, the Big Tech way, toward acquiescence, toward eliminating the fact-checking departments, toward platforming the trolls, toward filling the coffers of the first lady?—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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