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as in mitigation
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as in conciliation
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Recent Examples of appeasement
The film is a quiet yearning romance alongside an interrogation of Nazi appeasement, class, and duty.
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Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
This time, Trump’s pressure tactics are sparking resistance, not appeasement.
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Daniel Depetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
The Democratic policy of appeasement is an utter failure.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
On March 15, 1939, Adolf Hitler moved Nazi troops into Czechoslovakia, annexing the country and ending the practice of appeasement.
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Kate Perez,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
This time, Trump’s pressure tactics are sparking resistance, not appeasement.
—
Daniel Depetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
The Democratic policy of appeasement is an utter failure.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
On March 15, 1939, Adolf Hitler moved Nazi troops into Czechoslovakia, annexing the country and ending the practice of appeasement.
—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for appeasement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeasement
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When the television official found Love guilty of foul play without mitigation, the All Blacks were 7-0 down and reduced to 14 men.
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Prior to its cancellation, the parade route had been shortened as a heat mitigation effort.
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In a recent joint conversation with CBS This Morning, Usha told reporter Robert Costa about her husband’s skill for conciliation.
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The hospital said the EEOC did not approach conciliation in good faith and demanded excessive financial penalties, according to the September response for Kotan’s case.
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Inflation is rising in the aftermath of the Iran war, having already gotten a boost from tariffs enacted last year, even as wage growth continues a longer-term moderation.
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Much has changed since the first biopic's release, with parent company Meta issuing controversial updates to its content moderation protocols and community standards across Facebook and Instagram.
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Their tense coexistence revives buried violence and loss, forcing a fragile chance of reconciliation.
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Yet the South soon got up off its feet and reasserted the plantation ethos, while the North surrendered the cause of racial equality in the name of national reconciliation.
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Despite the criticism Williams has received for her hiring practices, Beasley-Pittman noted a decrease in the city’s personnel budget growth.
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Yet, if investments in digital defense hit record highs every year, why doesn't corporate vulnerability decrease?
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Less money coming into government coffers also means fewer goodies for the population of Moscow, whose acquiescence Putin desperately needs.
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But the balance of risks has changed Europe’s era of acquiescence is over.
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Chinese diplomats and the foreign ministry say that their outreach in the region is aimed at building friendship and assisting countries with poverty alleviation, agricultural and economic development, and law and order.
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Lillian Wald, the founder of public health nursing, was also a champion of women’s suffrage, poverty alleviation, and racial equality.
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“Appeasement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appeasement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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