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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
Regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit itself, Epic has opened up a Pandora’s box, forcing the federal health department to consider policy changes to assuage providers’ fears.
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Brittany Trang, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Liaw wrote back trying to assuage his concerns and then continued making inquiries about the GPU orders, the indictment states.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
The statements were likely made to assuage industry fears that restrictions could be put in place to combat high energy prices resulting from the war.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging growing public anxiety about the integration of AI into different facets of society, Klapper turned to pop culture to assuage fears.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Brittany Trang, STAT, 23 Mar. 2026
Liaw wrote back trying to assuage his concerns and then continued making inquiries about the GPU orders, the indictment states.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026
The statements were likely made to assuage industry fears that restrictions could be put in place to combat high energy prices resulting from the war.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2026
Acknowledging growing public anxiety about the integration of AI into different facets of society, Klapper turned to pop culture to assuage fears.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assuage
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Lack of communication from airlines during disruptions is a major complaint from customers across carriers, and anything companies can do to alleviate that will help with those frustrations.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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By this point, experts were warning that half a million people in Gaza were at risk of starvation, and organizations such as the Rabbinical Assembly, an association of Conservative rabbis, were urging immediate action to alleviate civilian suffering.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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That explanation did not satisfy the project’s critics.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Keown added that restaurants are offering multiple types of pizza to satisfy a growing range of customer demands.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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In legal filings, Kalshi has argued that it's already regulated by the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission and that having to operate in 50 different ways to appease 50 different states isn't possible.—
Todd Bookman,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cyrene then instructs her son to appease the nymphs, Eurydice’s companions, and to make funeral offerings to Eurydice’s husband Orpheus.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Seasoned golfers Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples flirted with the cut line while Arizona State senior Jose Luis Ballester relieved himself in Rae’s Creek near the 13th tee.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Speaking of cryptocurrency, you may be relieved to know that Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise, is alive and well, despite rumors to the contrary.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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To help keep a lid on prices at the pump, the Environmental Protection Agency recently waived the summertime cap on the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Kansas City Star has created a voter guide to help readers understand who everyone is on the KC-area ballot.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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This Burt’s Bees set has six travel-sized mani-pedi essentials, including a soothing foot cream and buttery hand salve that protects dry, chapped skin.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Formulated with organic snail secretion filtrate and hyaluronic acid, this serum soothes stressed skin and significantly boosts moisture with fast-acting hydration.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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While the campus has seen many changes in the last four decades, most have been attempts to mitigate the greatest failures of Netsch’s vision without creating much memorable new work.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The impact on the waitlist might be mitigated by the small number of people going through the new process each year.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Taubel believes some of the supply problems have eased as early cultivator licensees' initial plants have fully grown and are cultivated.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reopening the Strait for food and fertilizer shipments would send an immediate signal to markets, ease pressure on vulnerable populations, and remind all parties that even now, a narrow channel for reason exists.—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Assuage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assuage. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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