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verb

present participle of pacify
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifying
Verb
  • Nicholas has since let go of the fear of appeasing the beauty standards of others.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Knee-jerk reactions aimed at appeasing stakeholders can backfire, raising questions about whether initiatives are genuine or simply for show.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Where to watch: Prime Video, Peacock Classical Baby For a more soothing musical option, try HBO’s ‘90s show Classical Baby.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Speaking of Nancy Meyers and Steve Martin, there’s probably nothing more soothing than watching Meryl Streep cook in a gorgeous Santa Barbara kitchen.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Khamenei himself has taken a more conciliatory tone and openly speaks of welcoming American business.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The message had a more conciliatory tone compared with that of his boss, President Trump, who has vowed to take back the Panama Canal from Panama.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Is there not a single executive somewhere at Netflix to greenlight a fresh retelling of the core Hanukkah story of pride, miracles, and determined guerilla warfare against a conquering despot?
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Then English speakers began conquering Celtic, Native American, African, Australian and other peoples, pressuring or forcing them to give up their languages.
    Ross Perlin, The Dial, 14 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Vancouver, meanwhile, fell short against the New York Rangers, despite thoroughly dominating play and out-chancing the struggling Rangers by a brutally lopsided margin.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Outside cash is dominating the special election for a new county supervisor in the South Bay.
    Andrew Keatts, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Advertisement The principles of a free, open, and peaceful space are enshrined in the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which all major space powers have ratified, including the U.S., Russia, and China.
    Andrew Hanna, Time, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Most demonstrations at Tesla showrooms or charging stations have been peaceful, though some incidents have involved violence, shootings and setting cars on fire.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This will be both disarming and believable, allowing your daughter to propose times that are both far off and inconvenient.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2022
  • What follows instead is a pivotal listen that conveys trauma in an assured yet disarming way.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • The music is worshipped, but elsewhere there is an undercurrent of lawlessness and benevolent revolution.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This domino effect is the unintended benevolent effect of the one individual acting in their own self interest.
    Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Pacifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifying. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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