as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
attempted to placate the screaming child by offering him a cookie
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Recent Examples of placate
Several bought in immediately, excited for the opportunity to placate their own smartphone-eager kids.
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Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
Cora seemed placated by his response, and the two agreed to meet in two days to head up to Berkeley.
—Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to endorse Trump’s musings about Gaza, and Panama chose to placate the American president by accepting deportation flights of non-Panamanians and signing an agreement allowing the United States to deploy military personnel along the Panama Canal.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Defense & National Security The Big Story The NATO Secretary General on Thursday said the U.S. and its European allies have agreed that Russia is a long-term threat, even as Washington has seemed to placate Moscow.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
Cora seemed placated by his response, and the two agreed to meet in two days to head up to Berkeley.
—Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to endorse Trump’s musings about Gaza, and Panama chose to placate the American president by accepting deportation flights of non-Panamanians and signing an agreement allowing the United States to deploy military personnel along the Panama Canal.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Defense & National Security The Big Story The NATO Secretary General on Thursday said the U.S. and its European allies have agreed that Russia is a long-term threat, even as Washington has seemed to placate Moscow.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placate
appease
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Moreover, some legal experts have said that the release of the grand jury testimony may be a misdirect to appease the public and distract from the other evidence in the case.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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In trying to appease both sides, the government of Italy imposed a five-euro (almost $6) tax last year to tourists traveling into the city in an attempt to mitigate tourism at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.—
Emily Steinberger,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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“Placate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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