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calming

ADJECTIVE
appeasing
Synonyms
Antonyms


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Last year I got off of social media, and it was calming.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Amid changes in personnel given the absence of Stokes, Root, who was Test captain from 2017 to 2022, has brought a calming presence to the role.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham and treasury chief John Healey have pledged to maintain fiscal rules at the coming budget, calming investor concerns about government spending and borrowing plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sobelman integrated the BioCharger into her aesthetic practice, introducing patients to what she says has a near-instant calming and regulatory effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

The thought was calming and pleasurable, and not desperate at all.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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