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as in alleviated
to make more bearable or less severe
a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark
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as in satisfied
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger
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as in appeased
to lessen the anger or agitation of
nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization
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Recent Examples of assuaged
The figures, while slightly less than official economists’ estimates, assuaged concerns about a steeper drop in employment.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
These fears weren’t assuaged when Paramount countered three days later with a hostile $108 billion bid.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
But the vow has not assuaged local youth.
—Amindeh Blaise Atabong, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Though he was initially troubled to find his image being used on Sora 2, the implementation of new guardrails around consent seem to have assuaged his concerns.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Her grief was the bitterest one, and it couldn’t be assuaged.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Winston offered an experienced insurance policy if Dart didn’t look ready, but the rookie has assuaged those fears with his command this preseason.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Although some exemptions and delays were announced later in the week, Wall Street’s worries weren’t assuaged.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 10 Mar. 2025
This infringement could not be assuaged by Winfrey’s acting career, which was foundering.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assuaged
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If Miami goes that route, some of that debt can be alleviated by releasing Hill.—
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The quality weather alleviated the hand-wringing about the rain during the buildup to kickoff.—
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
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The district appeased the coaches enough to avoid a boycott — but a silent protest still took shape.—
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The lie, at last, appeased him.—
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She’s visibly relieved to learn that the potential young father plays the saxophone.—
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The other seven openings and the coaches who were relieved are Baltimore (John Harbaugh), Cleveland (Kevin Stefanski), the New York Giants (Brian Daboll), Las Vegas (Pete Carroll), Tennessee (Brian Callahan), Arizona (Jonathan Gannon) and Atlanta (Raheem Morris).—
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The thick cream is gentle enough for daily use, and my normally dry skin feels immediately calm and soothed.—
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When Tennessee attempted to claw back with a touchdown early in the second half, Simpson soothed any stress, engineering a nine-play, 99-yard drive capped by an 11-yard touchdown pass to Rico Scott.—
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The France midfielder signed from Lyon in the summer has been eased into his Premier League career after a two-month injury layoff, with Guardiola using him mostly as an impact substitute since returning to action in mid-October.—
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While spontaneous mentions of high prices increased for a fifth month, inflation expectations eased over the longer term.—
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Then, in August 2014, her Modern Family costar Julie Bowen intervened and helped Hyland end her relationship, which, per Hyland's restraining order filing, allegedly led Prokop to threaten to kill her dog and burn down her house.—
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Misa played seven games in 11 days, collecting seven points, and helped Canada capture the Bronze Medal with a 6-3 win over Finland on Monday.—
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Starbucks has mitigated its risk in China by forming a joint venture with investment firm Boyu Capital.—
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Crews also mitigated a small fuel leak from the aircraft after the crash, firefighters said.—
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“Assuaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assuaged. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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