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
Who hasn’t been placated with corporate platitudes or company swag when advocating for concrete change?
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
So the girls resolve to have a hunt and placate the wilderness.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
When corporations have a bad quarter or face negative macroeconomic forces, many will hold layoffs to reduce headcounts and, if publicly held, placate shareholders and potential investors.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
That seemed to placate Grant, and then Juliana doubled down.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
So the girls resolve to have a hunt and placate the wilderness.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
When corporations have a bad quarter or face negative macroeconomic forces, many will hold layoffs to reduce headcounts and, if publicly held, placate shareholders and potential investors.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2025
That seemed to placate Grant, and then Juliana doubled down.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for placate
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“Placate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placate. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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