as in appeased
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as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of
an apology would probably mollify your friend
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as in relieved
to make more bearable or less severe
a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor
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Recent Examples of mollified
Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
Netanyahu has mollified his overexuberant colleagues on the right mostly by acquiescing to their demands in the domestic sphere.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
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Choi’s suggestions haven’t mollified Young Poong and MBK Partners.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for mollified
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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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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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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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Thomaz’s family is elated by the good news.—
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Grubbs was equally elated to share the honor with his coach.—
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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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The team security guard who ran down the back hallway, ecstatic.—
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Two and three months ago, Wall Street was captivated by another stellar earnings season, a Federal Reserve resuming rate cuts into a steady economy and constant ecstatic new projections for AI spending.—
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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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“Mollified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mollified. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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