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as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
Dreams like Farewell My Paci, which allowed Riley to detach from her beloved pacifier, were such big hits that Paula has been able to coast for a decade.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Lisa Hobbs, 24, strongly believes that a screen is not a pacifier or a babysitter, and doesn't want her first son to have access to screens before the age of 2.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
After researching online, Jake, an artist from St. Louis, Missouri, came across videos of people burying pacifiers in the ground as a symbolic farewell.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
The new mom shared an adorable selfie with her young son, who looked cozy and content with a pacifier in his mouth.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Lisa Hobbs, 24, strongly believes that a screen is not a pacifier or a babysitter, and doesn't want her first son to have access to screens before the age of 2.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
After researching online, Jake, an artist from St. Louis, Missouri, came across videos of people burying pacifiers in the ground as a symbolic farewell.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
The new mom shared an adorable selfie with her young son, who looked cozy and content with a pacifier in his mouth.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
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The United States is the big, warm security blanket the Saudis would like to use during chilly times.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Pulling the plug on funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program takes away an important security blanket for potential EV buyers who worry about where to charge on long road trips.—
Joann Muller,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Nosenko, meanwhile, would slip a sedative into his co-pilot’s coffee before takeoff, knocking him unconscious, and then report to his superiors that his jet was struck by Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire.—
Joshua Yaffa,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The first attempt involved giving him sedatives a couple of hours before the appointment.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Photos released by the commission show the panther in a tree before the tranquilizer took effect, at which point the animal was caught in a net.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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After parroting LaGuerta’s message about learning from our mistakes, Dex explains that he’s found the perfect tranquilizer and even has a convenient dosing chart to make sure to avoid any future accidents.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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The tension arose from the fact that Mike—and by proxy, Harvey—might at any moment get caught in this masquerade.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
23 Feb. 2025
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The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as a proxy for Mars by researchers.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
20 Feb. 2025
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One of the advantages of early detection is that the goal of treatment becomes a cure as opposed to palliative.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Proponents of the bill say assisted dying can bring dignity to terminal patients at the end of their lives, averting months of suffering and physical decline, and easing pressure on the country’s palliative, or end-of-life, services.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
29 Nov. 2024
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Patel, a former Justice Department attorney and longtime Trump ally, is one of the latest presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Senate.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Most of us don’t look for an example of statesmanship in the U.S. attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Other factors determine body temperature, such as time of day (cooler earlier in day) height (the taller, the colder as heat spreads) and weight (heavier is warmer).—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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A number of factors, including a devastating outbreak of avian flu and surging demand, has led to a nationwide egg shortage and a dramatic increase in prices that are sometimes shocking to behold.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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