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as in to alleviate
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 to satisfy
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
that huge meal certainly assuaged my hunger
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as in to appease
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 assuage
While the company’s new hardware releases could assuage investors in the short term, this is not nearly enough to prop up the company’s fundamental valuation over a longer horizon, Andersen added.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Embedding zero-trust controls into blockchain could assuage these risks in three key ways:
Regulatory assurance: Regulators increasingly demand auditability.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To try and assuage some of these concerns, Perplexity has signed revenue-sharing partnerships with outlets including Fortune, Time, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and the Los Angeles Times, and has promised to give partner organizations access to its enterprise tools to build their own AI products.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Winston offered an experienced insurance policy if Dart didn’t look ready, but the rookie has assuaged those fears with his command this preseason.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Embedding zero-trust controls into blockchain could assuage these risks in three key ways:
Regulatory assurance: Regulators increasingly demand auditability.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
To try and assuage some of these concerns, Perplexity has signed revenue-sharing partnerships with outlets including Fortune, Time, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and the Los Angeles Times, and has promised to give partner organizations access to its enterprise tools to build their own AI products.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Winston offered an experienced insurance policy if Dart didn’t look ready, but the rookie has assuaged those fears with his command this preseason.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assuage
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That program has not alleviated concerns over postproduction deductions and, as of August, had not resolved any cases about that issue, the news organizations found.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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There are privacy enhancing technologies that would alleviate this concern.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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As a former investment banker at JPMorgan in London, he was dismayed with the lack of late-night delivery options that could satisfy his appetite working 100-hour weeks.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Consider the health plan that implements comprehensive provider data accuracy not to satisfy regulators, but to enable predictive network optimization.—
Tammy Hawes,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Spin-Off and Beyond Holliday’s popularity was so immense (and to potentially appease Linda Lavin), CBS gave her a spinoff, Flo, which ran for two seasons (1980–81) and earned her another Golden Globe nomination.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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More viscous than your average face mist, the milky formula is laced with ceramides and lipids to relieve tight, thirsty skin and refresh dull, dry-looking makeup without so much as a flush or a tingle.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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You may be relieved to know that this book does not involve a gigantic replica of anyone’s birth canal.—
Jamie Harrow,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Now in its 113th year, the initiative connects letters to Santa with individuals and organizations that volunteer to help fulfill holiday wishes.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Change is inherently pressured, and building 'organizational muscles' in times of adversity helps make teams more resilient and ultimately antifragile.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The positive experience of being soothed, whether through calming words, laughter or playful connection, encourages a preference for partners who are attuned and responsive.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But one way to distract and soothe your temperamental toddler might be through music.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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Critics have argued that the industry is a prime example of moral hazard—that, by mitigating the potential consequences of a fatal shooting, self-defense insurance makes such outcomes more likely.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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By implementing rigorous controls and subjecting them to human scrutiny, companies can guide this powerful technology toward valuable outcomes while mitigating risk factors.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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If mortgage rates continue to ease, home shoppers will benefit from more affordable financing.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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History shows that rate cuts following a long pause in an easing cycle have given a big boost to smaller names.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Assuage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assuage. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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