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as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
Many modern parents are more likely to soothe a cranky baby with a smartphone than a pacifier.
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Avoid making the move if your child is in the throes of toilet training, giving up a pacifier, or getting used to a new child care arrangement, for example.
—Laura Broadwell, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
The child could be seen wearing a plum-colored outfit with a matching hood and had a pink pacifier in her mouth.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
New research by baby brand MAM suggests 15% of British parents feel judged for offering their child a pacifier and 63% of parents have experienced some form of judgment around pacifiers during early parenting.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
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Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Avoid making the move if your child is in the throes of toilet training, giving up a pacifier, or getting used to a new child care arrangement, for example.
—Laura Broadwell, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
The child could be seen wearing a plum-colored outfit with a matching hood and had a pink pacifier in her mouth.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
New research by baby brand MAM suggests 15% of British parents feel judged for offering their child a pacifier and 63% of parents have experienced some form of judgment around pacifiers during early parenting.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
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But his presence now would have been a warm security blanket.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Danny Amendola, who came over from the Rams and signed a five-year, $28.5 million contract with the Patriots, was supposed to take Welker’s place as Brady’s security blanket.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2025
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Jeff Getting: The evidence introduced at the trial was … contained in the autopsy report, which didn't find any significant evidence of sedatives … But Kate Fox also testified that Linda had discussed ways of getting rid of her husband, including running him over with a car.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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Florida uses a three-drug cocktail for its lethal injection: a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Corrections Department.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 May 2025
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According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The amount of fentanyl appears to be dropping (see above), while the amount of animal tranquilizers, such as medetomidine and xylazine, is rising.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
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In Lebanon, the 2023–24 Israel–Hezbollah war devastated Iran's top proxy.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Unreliable Web data-gathering solutions and questionably sourced proxies will lead to operational failures and reputational damage.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Yet, there are few options for palliative and end-of-life care for unhoused people.—
Pilar Ingle,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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One of the advantages of early detection is that the goal of treatment becomes a cure as opposed to palliative.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Separately, attorneys for the families of victims of the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 filed a civil lawsuit under a different provision of the law concerning unfair trade practices.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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If any inmates were denied parole because of the faulty tests, they could be owed a new hearing before the parole board, said attorneys representing inmates affected by the defective drug tests.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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More customer satisfaction studies Four other studies by J.D. Power marketing research firm also tracked overall customer satisfaction for banking and credit card digital offerings based on four factors: navigation; speed; visual appeal; and information/content.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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The herb may support factors that contribute to more successful weight loss.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
3 June 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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