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as in alleviating
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 satisfying
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger
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as in appeasing
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 assuaging
Trump said so, too, during a prime-time address last month aimed at assuaging Americans’ concerns about the economy.
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Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2026
But Caine painted himself as standing apart from politics during his Senate confirmation hearing in April, somewhat assuaging some of those concerns.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Cybersecurity experts say that Oracle’s oversight of consumer data under the new deal goes a long way in assuaging some concerns.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Although the quarter wasn't clean, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins did a solid job assuaging investor concerns and breaking down why the security business experienced a revenue miss.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025
Shutdown averted ’Twas the night before shutdown, and all through the House, a funding bill passed, assuaging all doubts.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
With back-to-back road assignments in Green Bay and Buffalo up next, a one-sided division win over Seattle could go a long way toward assuaging an anxious fan base as well as building confidence within the team.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Good leaders know that serving the public interest first also means recognizing that the fears, anxieties and the sense of abandonment that have exhausted millions of Americans are legitimate sensibilities that need assuaging.
—Michael S. Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Looking ahead, if Xi finds that quelling domestic instability through national propaganda at home and shows of strength on core interests like the South China Sea is more important than assuaging regional actors, then stability will likely suffer.
—Alina Polyakova, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assuaging
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Lamont, while not weighing in directly on Iroquois’ proposal, has been generally supportive of expanding pipelines as a way of increasing the supply of natural gas flowing into New England and alleviating winter price spikes.—
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However, $500 million in homelessness funds approved last year will still be available to local governments — as long as the state determines cities and counties applying for the money have made sufficient progress in alleviating the crisis.—
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Zash’s earth, sea, undergrowth, and caviar and truffle tasting menus are more than satisfying in both the literal and artistic sense.—
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The crab rangoon added a satisfying crunch and works well as a sharable appetizer.—
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Parents are questioning whether four years and six figures are worth it, especially as campuses are increasingly overtaken by chaos, radical activism, and administrators more concerned with appeasing ideological mobs than educating students.—
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And yet, beneath the veil of politeness, there was rhetoric from the US president that suggests his default position in negotiations is still to pressure Kyiv, while appeasing Moscow.—
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Browns let go of Kevin Stefanski The Cleveland Browns kicked off the infamous day in the NFL calendar by relieving Kevin Stefanski of head coaching duties after six seasons in charge of the team, the franchise announced in a statement.—
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Colorado doesn’t have any way of quantifying whether areas need more hospital beds, and health systems generally described their recent projects as bringing specific types of care closer to communities, rather than relieving a crunch on their existing facilities.—
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At the same time, the bond-building treatment creates a protective barrier around each strand, helping to restore damaged hair and improve its integrity over time.—
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Eight of her 11 rebounds were on offense, helping the Longhorns to outscore Auburn 58-18 in the paint.—
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The rechargeable bulb, which lasts up to 72 hours, allows 12 color options beyond the typical warm white, from nervous system-soothing red (ideal for a bedtime wind down) to mood-boosting blue.—
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Its 100 villas have ocean views, private outdoor spaces (many with pools), and soothing interiors with a clean-lined, modern Asian aesthetic.—
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Consumer prices in China unexpectedly rose last month, new data showed Sunday, a sign that deflationary pressures on the world’s second-largest economy may be easing.—
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This comes amid wider Russian attack on cities closer to Ukraine's front-line regions, signaling that Moscow has no intention of easing up its targeting of infrastructure or agreeing to any ceasefire.—
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At the center of crucial decisions on energy resources, mitigating climate change, changes in telecommunications and transportation and the safety of natural gas pipelines is the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.—
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Helping disabled people regain autonomy, building a device for consumers to play video games, or mitigating the singularity, a theoretical future in which artificial intelligence has surpassed human intelligence?—
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“Assuaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assuaging. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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