as in appeased
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as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of
attempted to placate the screaming child by offering him a cookie
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placated
Verb
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Chamberlain was a British prime minister who appeased Nazi Germany during its rise.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Oct. 2024 -
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
Adjective
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The title track starts off sounding like gamelan music, then turns into a busy-grooved evocation on finding catharsis by going for a swim at a busy beach, creating her own ecstatic iteration of traditional baptismal blues imagery.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
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Breakthroughs in reasoning are why many AI experts waxed ecstatic over OpenAI’s release of its o3 and o3 mini models last month.—
Clint Boulton,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Happy Canadians, for a While The Canadians were elated.—
Elisabeth Bumiller,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Who should watch: Early risers who appreciate Today and, really, any fans of NBC shows will be elated.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Placated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placated. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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