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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
Others like Mark Zuckerberg, who recently changed Meta’s policies on fact-checking in an apparent appeasement of the incoming administration (after previously suspending Trump’s Facebook account while Biden was in charge), changed their tune after Trump was elected.
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John Hyatt, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In a statement, Cuban-American Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused the Biden administration of appeasement.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
And appeasement could lead to accusations from other member states that multilateral institutions are compromising their principles.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
But Republicans have long faulted the move as evidence of appeasement and are eager for the return of Trump, who in his first term pulled out of the 2015 deal with Iran.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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John Hyatt, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In a statement, Cuban-American Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused the Biden administration of appeasement.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
And appeasement could lead to accusations from other member states that multilateral institutions are compromising their principles.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
But Republicans have long faulted the move as evidence of appeasement and are eager for the return of Trump, who in his first term pulled out of the 2015 deal with Iran.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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The instruments, many of which have been tested in transit to the moon, are for things like lunar subsurface drilling, sample collection, X-ray imaging and dust mitigation.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Ehlers said that group got its start with the city’s Mildred MacPherson Park project years ago, and said city staff should research whether there might be even more than $3.1 million in the mitigation fund later this year, given the number of housing projects now under way.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The budget resolution is setting up what's called the reconciliation process, which used to be rare, but is now the tool often used to pass big bills on party-line votes when one party has control of the White House and Congress, as Republicans do now.—
LISA MASCARO,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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During Trump’s first term, Republicans used the reconciliation process to pass GOP tax cuts in 2017.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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In addition to a drop in homicides, Durham saw a 24% decrease in shooting incidents from 2023 to 2024 — though the number of people shot increased 6.8%, according to Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Some will still see that number as low — combined with a decrease in points-per-game overall — and think that Danford isn’t evolving.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Whether the current American president has become a king, particularly after the sweeping grant of immunity in 2024 by the Supreme Court and the seeming acquiescence by Congress to Trump’s latest directives, remains up for debate.—
Claire B. Wofford,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Empowered by this legislative acquiescence, Trump has now decided to put a freeze on all federal aid that does not fit with his agenda.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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