appease
Example Sentences
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In January 2022, on the eve of the full-scale assault, he warned that Russia was not a Great Power and should not be appeased.
The people subletting have started complaining about random stuff, and I’m not sure how much to appease them.
From MarketWatch
Over the years, Netflix has released more movies in theaters, but often for short windows and to appease famous directors and qualify for awards consideration.
“Instead of doubling down on our core products and customer experience, we tried to appease too many people with too many variations.”
The assessment that “the evidence of abuse by the reservists appears weak” is unsubstantiated, as is Mr. Bell’s harsh accusation that military prosecutors wrongly indict Israeli soldiers to appease the Jewish state’s critics.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
