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as in appeased
to lessen the anger or agitation of
the only thing that would pacify the child and end the tantrum was a new toy
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as in conquered
to bring under one's control by force of arms
additional ground forces were needed to occupy those areas that had already been pacified
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Recent Examples of pacified
Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
The Gators raced out to a 13-7 lead against the Bulldogs after two quarters, but fans were not pacified by the product on the field.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
To keep the Russian public pacified, the Kremlin ran its military campaign by recruiting volunteers, who were paid quite well, including criminals avoiding prison.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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Unfree people can sometimes be more easily pacified if their incomes are rising and opportunities for their children are expanding.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacified
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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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The museum has never shied away from the more problematic areas of British art history, including art made in countries that Englands conquered or colonized.—
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Silicon Valley grew convinced that other difficult tasks would soon be conquered.—
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The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has subdued the most contagious virus on earth.—
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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
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In the process, Tarr essayed an arresting tone poem about spiritual isolation that enraptured viewers.—
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Jay looks around at the enraptured faces in the crowd.—
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Francis, for his part, subjected the Church’s right wing to closer scrutiny by the Vatican.—
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The 2025 evaluation subjected electric vehicles to some of the harshest real-world conditions in the global auto industry.—
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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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Green Bay dominated Chicago for years.—
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The junior guard scored 20 points — including a couple of highlight-reel dunks — as host West Aurora dominated crosstown rival East Aurora during an 80-52 Upstate Eight West victory.—
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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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“Pacified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacified. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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