assuage
Example Sentences
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He walked back the comments on Wednesday in a memo to bank employees, who turned out to be valuable enough that he needed to assuage their feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
But that's unlikely to assuage the concerns of those who say the government has to be bolder to tackle an ever-increasing welfare bill.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
In Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,” Roy M. Cohn, trying to assuage an angry client he can’t get off the phone, offers theater tickets to a show he knows that this annoying rube will like.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Adobe tried to assuage some concerns last week when it released an AI agent platform called CX Enterprise.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Maybe the way we assuage our thirst has changed.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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