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as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
Some are intended to match pacifiers from the same manufacturer.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Many modern parents are more likely to soothe a cranky baby with a smartphone than a pacifier.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Avoid making the move if your child is in the throes of toilet training, giving up a pacifier, or getting used to a new child care arrangement, for example.
—Laura Broadwell, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
The child could be seen wearing a plum-colored outfit with a matching hood and had a pink pacifier in her mouth.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Many modern parents are more likely to soothe a cranky baby with a smartphone than a pacifier.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Avoid making the move if your child is in the throes of toilet training, giving up a pacifier, or getting used to a new child care arrangement, for example.
—Laura Broadwell, Parents, 18 Mar. 2025
The child could be seen wearing a plum-colored outfit with a matching hood and had a pink pacifier in her mouth.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pacifier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
Noun
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Second-round draft pick tight end Mason Taylor will likely be relied on as a security blanket for Fields in the passing game.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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To hear the Stars tell it, playing in front of Oettinger is the ultimate luxury, a security blanket like no other.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Strain: Purple Kush Pisces, known for their dreamy and artistic nature, will benefit from the soothing, sedative effects of Purple Kush.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
9 June 2025
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This is because older adults can be more sensitive to the sedative effects of lorazepam.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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According to the municipal code, tranquilizers can be used as a means of capture.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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The amount of fentanyl appears to be dropping (see above), while the amount of animal tranquilizers, such as medetomidine and xylazine, is rising.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
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Jobless claims — a proxy for layoffs — still remain low by historical standards, suggesting that employers are reluctant to cut staff despite uncertainty over Trump’s policies.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The sculptures are not proxies of the body so much as objects that are able to hold space in multiple ways.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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End-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care would qualify patients for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), as the current state medical cannabis program is known.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Yet, there are few options for palliative and end-of-life care for unhoused people.—
Pilar Ingle,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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New York attorney Nicole Brenecki told Fox News Digital that complications with the jury could lead to severe problems down the road, including a possible mistrial.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
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An attorney for the singer has revealed that Kelly — whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly — is hoping to be granted a pardon or have his sentence commuted due to concern that his life is in danger.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
12 June 2025
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Another factor causing relatively restrictive monetary policy for now is that headline inflation is running at 2.4% to May 2025.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Another potential factor in Yamamoto’s struggles: He has recently been forced to pitch on less rest between starts.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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