1
as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
the only thing that would pacify the child and end the tantrum was a new toy
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2
as in to subdue
to bring under one's control by force of arms
additional ground forces were needed to occupy those areas that had already been pacified
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Recent Examples of pacify
But experience suggests the Europeans may be whistling in the wind, for all their efforts to flatter and pacify Trump.
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Bread and circuses, free grain and gladiatorial games, were used to distract and pacify.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
An Encompass hospital in Texarkana, Texas, misused antipsychotic medications to pacify patients, resulting in an immediate jeopardy finding from CMS, the report said.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Tim Lister, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Bread and circuses, free grain and gladiatorial games, were used to distract and pacify.
—Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
An Encompass hospital in Texarkana, Texas, misused antipsychotic medications to pacify patients, resulting in an immediate jeopardy finding from CMS, the report said.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacify
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Lamb’s seven catches for 110 yards look good, and will appease some fantasy football owners.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and a vocal Kennedy critic, said Trump might be misreading the MAHA appeal in trying to appease his base.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Critics panned Lyles’ subdued initial response and blamed the policies of Charlotte officials for failing to prevent the murder.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The division’s ‘Big Six’ dominated spending again, though that was hardly new.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the Chinese foldable phone category, Huawei dominates with a 75% share of the market, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Deftones’ History on the Streaming Ranking Deftones first conquered the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list just last month.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Netanyahu initially said Israel would conquer all of Gaza after indirect talks with Hamas on a ceasefire and hostage release deal broke down in July.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Alderman Raymond Lopez, a Democrat from Chicago’s 15th Ward, wants Trump to send the National Guard to his city because of the violent crime to which people in his city are subjected.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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If an investor who has not sold the IP expatriates for example, valuation of the interest will be included in determining the investor’s net worth and may subject the investor to unexpected taxes as a covered expatriate, for both income and estate tax purposes.—
Priya Prakash Royal Esq. LL.M. MBA AEP TEP,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Pacify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacify. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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