as in placatory
tending to lessen or avoid conflict or hostility
eased the tension with conciliatory remarks
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Recent Examples of conciliatory
The author is a little more conciliatory now, sharing his own experience growing up as a comics fan in the late '60s and being surrounded by fellow enthusiasts for the underdog art form.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Other left-leaning aldermen who did not sign the 41-person letter ripping Johnson for the schools fight struck a more conciliatory tone.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Selleck, who plays NYPD Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, was less conciliatory in past comments.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Despite the brief threat to its marquee event, the company struck a conciliatory tone in its Monday statement about the talks.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Other left-leaning aldermen who did not sign the 41-person letter ripping Johnson for the schools fight struck a more conciliatory tone.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Selleck, who plays NYPD Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, was less conciliatory in past comments.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Despite the brief threat to its marquee event, the company struck a conciliatory tone in its Monday statement about the talks.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conciliatory
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And yet the show has a soothing effect, predicated on the idea that human behavior (and misery) isn’t mysterious or unchangeable.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sunset Sherbet provides a soothing and calming effect, while the White Widow Hybrid THC-A Live Resin Liquid Budder Vape Pen offers a balanced mix of indica and sativa effects.Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Indeed, megalomaniac philanthropy is benevolent narcissism at its best.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Relatedly, the authors’ assertion that France, Germany, and the United Kingdom will consent to a united foreign policy direction defies logic: great-power peace in Europe is due to an overwhelming Pax Americana, not because its countries have suddenly become benevolent.Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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The United Nations as Leviathan: Global Governance in the Post-American World Rich argues that the United Nations is the only body capable of generating a peaceful and cooperative order in the emerging post-American world.Kal Raustiala, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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The peaceful gathering quickly escalated into violent clashes as protesters and officers engaged in running altercations through the city's streets.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Zak Williams is remembering his father Robin Williams' kind and caring spirit.Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Being kind, caring, loyal and helpful also ranked among the top five most important ways to be remembered in the survey.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Choose between two rich colors: pacific blue or yarrow gold.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
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Because roughly half the population there are Seventh-Day Adventists, and their interpretation of the Bible in regards to eating animals is a pacific one.Danny Palumbo / The Takeout, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
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As Stern’s Instagram posts have shown us, Bud has learned to use his litter box in front of the duo, has begun to accept cat treats from a human hand, and has even been purring in response to some gentle petting.Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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The oak influence highlights toasted almonds, caramelized brown sugar, and a gentle spiciness of ginger, cinnamon, and allspice.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Conciliatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliatory. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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