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as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
This kid's been sucking on a pacifier for over 35 years.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 13 June 2025
The bigger question is how to manage your child’s pacifier and thumb sucking habits.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 May 2025
Testers appreciated that smaller bottle parts and pacifiers fit in the lid of the sterilizer.
—Olivia Campbell, Parents, 24 June 2025
Three Men and a Baby Three handsome Manhattan bachelors (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson) find their dating rituals irreparably damaged when an unexpected new roommate — complete with crib, pacifier and diaper — shows up on their doorstep.
—Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 13 June 2025
The bigger question is how to manage your child’s pacifier and thumb sucking habits.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 May 2025
Testers appreciated that smaller bottle parts and pacifiers fit in the lid of the sterilizer.
—Olivia Campbell, Parents, 24 June 2025
Three Men and a Baby Three handsome Manhattan bachelors (Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson) find their dating rituals irreparably damaged when an unexpected new roommate — complete with crib, pacifier and diaper — shows up on their doorstep.
—Lesley O'Toole, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
Noun
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Brock Bowers became a security blanket for Beck in 2023, but after Bower’s exit for the NFL, Beck was left with insufficient weapons and an inadequate offensive line this season.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Rookie tight end Mason Taylor has been an impressive security blanket for the Jets’ quarterbacks.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Fentanyl combined with a sedative are believed to have caused last week's mass overdose in Baltimore's Penn North neighborhood, federal scientists said.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
17 July 2025
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Clonazepam is a sedative used to treat seizures, panic disorder and anxiety.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 July 2025
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She was charged for intentionally distributing a drug called Tranq — a mix of Fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer Xylazine.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
7 July 2025
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The drug, which is commonly used as a tranquilizer for large animals in veterinary medicine, causes extreme sedation, slow breathing and skin ulcers when ingested by humans.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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On April 21, shortly after his proxy army surrendered to the Communists, Kennedy suffered a bruising press conference.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2025
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Fubo stockholders must also approve the deal at a meeting of shareholders, date still to come, the company said in a preliminary proxy filed with the SEC today.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 July 2025
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End-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care would also qualify for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), as the state’s medical cannabis program is known.—
A.J. Herrington,
Forbes.com,
22 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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Burke was terminated by the department after he was charged, his attorney, Marc Curtis, said after the start of the hearing June 23.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Grossberg's attorney, Thomas Clay, filed a motion for voluntary dismissal on July 24, six days after lawyers for the ethics commission and its members also moved to dismiss the case.—
Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
31 July 2025
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Therefore, any evacuation decision would need to include factors beyond a hurricane’s category.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Finances are tight, but United can contemplate another signing because of a few factors.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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