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as in security blanket
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Recent Examples of pacifier
Many turn to their devices when bored or stressed, much like an adult pacifier.
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Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
Don't share items such as toothbrushes, pacifiers, utensils, washcloths, towels, and drinking cups.14
Wash your baby's toys and clothes often.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Even the relatively low-stakes worries (What’s the best pacifier?
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
This appliance has six different wash modes, including an option for washing baby items like bottles and pacifiers.
Find it on Amazon
This Air Fryer With a Touchscreen
Add a fresh touch of pink to your space with this air fryer that doesn’t just look good, but delivers performance too.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
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Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
Don't share items such as toothbrushes, pacifiers, utensils, washcloths, towels, and drinking cups.14
Wash your baby's toys and clothes often.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
Even the relatively low-stakes worries (What’s the best pacifier?
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
This appliance has six different wash modes, including an option for washing baby items like bottles and pacifiers.
Find it on Amazon
This Air Fryer With a Touchscreen
Add a fresh touch of pink to your space with this air fryer that doesn’t just look good, but delivers performance too.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
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Trump holds large lead over Haley in South Carolina, Post-Monmouth poll finds U.S. to wrap security blanket around D.C. courthouse for Trump trial Students reported her for a lesson on race.Washington Post, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
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Easily the best right back in the world and Gareth can still have his Kyle Walker shaped security blanket in this system.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
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Its execution protocol begins with midazolam, a sedative, followed by a second drug, vecuronium bromide, which paralyzes the inmate.CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The outlet also alleged that security used a sedative on him, citing a family traveling on the ship.Escher Walcott, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Today, some health researchers theorize there’s a silver lining in the presence of these dangerous tranquilizers.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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This too is a common sight, and a symptom of fentanyl laced with the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine.Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, Iran and its proxies have been severely weakened by the war with Israel that has lasted more than a year.Ghassan E. El-Eid, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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As shown in the graph above, bond funds effectively act as proxies for interest rates: Rising rates cause their value to fall, while declining rates cause their value to rise.Raul Elizalde, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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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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But paper palliatives will not address the world’s present emergencies.Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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Mike Roland in the investigations of the bombings of the Hattie Cotton Elementary School in 1957, the Jewish Community Center in 1958, and the home of civil rights attorney and council member Z. Alexander Looby in 1960.Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The actress, who plays an attorney and de facto detective, allows an honest revelation.Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Many gore-enjoyers resent how the glistening variety has diluted the vampire’s fear factor.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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And when money is little to no object, the convenience factor goes up exponentially.Peter Nelson, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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