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as in to alleviate
to make more bearable or less severe
a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark
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as in to satisfy
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger
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as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization
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Recent Examples of assuage
Major averages slid again Monday, with the most recent White House assurances doing little to assuage jangled market nerves.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Even though a number of legal observers see the lawsuit as frivolous, CBS would be the latest company to try to assuage Trump, even if such a scenario has created plenty of consternation in the news division.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Selecting career professionals with standing in foreign capitals, such as Gina Haspel as CIA director and Christopher Wray to head the FBI, went a long way toward assuaging U.S. partners’ concerns about Trump’s potential impact on the day-to-day business of intelligence.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Headline shock aside this event did nothing to assuage investor fears that crypto organizations are still in the move-fast-and-break-things mindset that permeates tech startups.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Even though a number of legal observers see the lawsuit as frivolous, CBS would be the latest company to try to assuage Trump, even if such a scenario has created plenty of consternation in the news division.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
Selecting career professionals with standing in foreign capitals, such as Gina Haspel as CIA director and Christopher Wray to head the FBI, went a long way toward assuaging U.S. partners’ concerns about Trump’s potential impact on the day-to-day business of intelligence.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Headline shock aside this event did nothing to assuage investor fears that crypto organizations are still in the move-fast-and-break-things mindset that permeates tech startups.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assuage
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The surfeit of interested workers has not alleviated the labor shortage.—
Emily Witt,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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Starting the hiring process doesn’t alleviate their workload in the interim.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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That explanation has failed to satisfy Democrats who say that plans for imminent military strikes are regularly classified.—
David Klepper,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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One of the requirements to satisfy the banks into loaning Arsenal the money was a commitment for Wenger to stay for five years.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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So while some of his Democratic colleagues are focused on the careful messaging needed to appease swing voters or keep their purple seats, Auchincloss, 37, is fixated on the broader question facing his party: what are the big ideas that Democrats can offer the American people?—
Charlotte Alter,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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As a result, its decrees have too often been at odds with the best interests of both wildlife and the general public, instead skewing to appease special interests like vocal hunting groups or the building industry.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Jones is relieved to get out of the New York fish bowl and thrilled to get a new opportunity.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Tourist Julian Mati said he was relieved to see the king looked well.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Federal programs enacted during the Biden Administration, like the Inflation Reduction Act, have helped boost the country’s advanced manufacturing footprint.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Please help show my baby that other badass women are out there!—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Made with silicone, this teether has a variety of textures that are meant to soothe a baby’s sore gums.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
29 Mar. 2025
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Crafting and DIYs have surged this year, thanks to a rise in adult hobbies as people look for soothing ways to fill their free time.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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Devoting different parts of a model’s architecture to different kinds of knowledge helps mitigate catastrophic forgetting because new learnings can be incorporated while leaving existing parameters untouched.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Revealed through an approach that mitigated the infants’ movements (which have previously posed a problem for fMRI readings), this pattern of hippocampal activity and recall rang true for all 26 infants.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Officials have repeatedly hinted at its plan of further rate easing this year but have not yet followed through.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 Mar. 2025
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Automation offers relief by assisting with tasks like weapon screening, easing staff burdens and speeding operations.—
Chris Ciabarra,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Assuage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assuage. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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