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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
Over the years, it’s become convenient shorthand for appeasement: Giving away the Sudetenland emboldened Hitler and paved the way to a world war.
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Peace without justice or withdrawal is appeasement.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Over time, however, allies may well tire of the declining benefits that appeasement yields and reorient their investments.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet, history demonstrates that appeasement has never led to peace.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
Peace without justice or withdrawal is appeasement.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Over time, however, allies may well tire of the declining benefits that appeasement yields and reorient their investments.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Yet, history demonstrates that appeasement has never led to peace.
—Nolan Lebovitz, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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Astroscale, a satellite servicing and space debris mitigation company based in Japan, has selected India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to deliver a small satellite named ISSA-J1 to orbit in 2027.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Given that the transmission of the parasites are vastly different, separate mitigation steps would be employed to minimize transmission.—
Jessie Richards,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Latest gesture of conciliation The dismantlement of the loudspeakers, which is due to be completed by the end of this week, is the latest conciliatory gesture by the South.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Expectations are for some moderation from last month’s pace, but the data will be watched for signs that tariffs or the softening job market might be weighing on spending.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The major platforms have also reduced their content moderation efforts over the past year or so.—
Annie Margaret,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Like Sir Clive Alderton, Prince William’s issues reportedly stem from not being on board with the Prince Harry reconciliation.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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The program traces a path from Zehetmair’s contemporary turbulence back through the romantic reconciliation of Johannes Brahms’ last orchestral work to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final symphony.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who was just confirmed by the Senate on Monday, called for a half-point decrease.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Local port leaders attribute the decrease to seasonal fluctuations in certain sectors, an ongoing economic slowdown and the impact of tariffs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet, the lesson of the Voting Rights Act is that the response to these setbacks isn’t despair or acquiescence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this revenge is the acquiescence of his support base and the GOP representatives to the raw hatred unleashed by our Emir of Evil.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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