as in appeased
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as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of
an apology would probably mollify your friend
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as in relieved
to make more bearable or less severe
a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor
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Recent Examples of mollified
Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
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Netanyahu has mollified his overexuberant colleagues on the right mostly by acquiescing to their demands in the domestic sphere.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mollified
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Chamberlain was a British prime minister who appeased Nazi Germany during its rise.Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
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In some eerie festivals, the dead who return from the other side are to be feared, avoided or appeased to stop them from doing harm to the living.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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Surely, Johnson had to be relieved to be traded by the lowly Carolina Panthers to a team that is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Of the nearly 5 million borrowers who have had more than $180 billion in debt relieved by the administration, more than 1 million were through the PSLF.Molly Nagle, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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This is received with loud groans only partially alleviated by the promise of double-time pay.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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These kinds of periods happen in cyclical industries such as autos, but could the spending have potentially been avoided — or at least alleviated — this time around?Michael Wayland, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Although both involve shedding, dryness occurs when there’s a lack of moisture and usually can be soothed with hydrating products.Jenna Ryu, SELF, 20 Dec. 2024
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You'll be left with smoother, soothed, and delicious-smelling skin.Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Lydie’s elated, of course, and Jack’s delighted too.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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While the cameras rolled, the boy seemed elated to have received the console.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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There are thus many reasons to be ecstatic that Assad, a minority Alawite in a majority-Sunni country, is no more.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like everyone involved, Adler, who appears in all three episodes of Kings From Queens, would be ecstatic if the doc won Best Music Film.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific stocks had a good run in 2024, with most major markets ending the year in positive territory, as the region’s central banks eased monetary policy while an AI boom lifted tech stocks.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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In this final rendering, her guilt has eased.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Better yet, these risks are mitigated without the company having to invest in detection technologies upfront.Danny Jenkins, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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There's general agreement that harms like bias should be mitigated, but disagreements emerge on how exactly to do that.Maria Curi, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Mollified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollified. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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