pacification
noun
pac·i·fi·ca·tion
ˌpa-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
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Netanyahu, in public remarks during his trip, has also not mentioned the creation of an independent Palestinian state, which the U.S., regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia and many others consider critical to an enduring end of the Gaza war and broader pacification of the Middle East.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
One limitation of this modern-day resistance spread across a globalized system is that its wins can feel like pacifications.
—WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023
The enlargement of the U.S. military that accompanied the pacification of rebellious southern whites and the defeat of Native American resistance did not recede once those projects were complete.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
After temporary pacification, what?
—Charles Austin Beard, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
One limitation of this modern-day resistance spread across a globalized system is that its wins can feel like pacifications.
—WIRED, 22 Oct. 2023
The enlargement of the U.S. military that accompanied the pacification of rebellious southern whites and the defeat of Native American resistance did not recede once those projects were complete.
—Zachariah Mampilly, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
After temporary pacification, what?
—Charles Austin Beard, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
See all Example Sentences for pacification
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“Pacification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pacification. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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