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placate
verb as in soothe, pacify
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The UK government "has failed innocent victims to prioritise placating Dublin", the MP added.
"Can he placate the protesters and bring an end to rolling demonstrations, while not resorting to excessive state violence or repression? This is the question."
“Kingsbarn openly admitted … that Balelo had demanded the terminations and that they were being done solely to placate him,” the lawsuit said.
The film, peppered with witty one-liners and iconic scenes, follows the teen's attempts to placate her family while chasing her dream of getting scouted.
To placate them, authorities reduced the size of the dormitory and built a separate road for workers to access the dormitory.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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