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adjective

as in placated

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verb

past tense of appease
as in comforted
to lessen the anger or agitation of a game often appeases an upset toddler

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Recent Examples of appeased
Adjective
Neither Cola’s guilt over her actions nor her reasons for doing them appeased Carrie. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 Some residents, however, aren’t appeased. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 Not appeased, the man called the police. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Verb
In a 3-0 battering of Scotland, manager Carlo Ancelotti appeased the people of Miami with a Neymar cameo. — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026 Both agencies appeased a murderer. — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026 There also are a lot of people who need to be appeased to put the show together, so some habits are going to die harder than others. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 Nazi officials appeased protesters opposing the removal of crucifixes from German schools. — Danielle Wirsansky, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026 Countries such as Saudi Arabia once wondered whether Tehran could be appeased and contained. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2026 But that hasn’t appeased protesters at demonstrations throughout Los Angeles County. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026 The food finally lands with the guests, their dumb whims having been appeased. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026 The major averages rallied for a second session as investors were appeased by news of easing trade tensions and geopolitical risk. — Pia Singh, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appeased
  1. mollified
  2. comforted
  3. ecstatic
  4. placated
  5. enraptured
  6. calmed
  7. elated
  8. soothed
Adjective
  • Sometimes, a particular human trait can moderate whether a person is going to be antagonistic toward AI artwork or more mollified.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Definition of mollified
Verb
  • Ana again became the younger sister being comforted by Jessica.
    — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Parents pass it along to parents-to-be with a certain reverence, sharing it as the book that comforted and informed in equal measure.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of comforted
Adjective
  • Shopper Keda Brock, a Rochester native now living in Charlotte, was one of those ecstatic shoppers.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The range, the variety, the freshness, the ecstatic culture of experimentation.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • As ever in this intensely political world, various forces had to align, and big names placated, before things could progress.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The play was sent to VAR and the penalty awarded, but the Brazilians in the stands and in the press box were only mostly placated by this development.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of placated
Adjective
  • When one of her for-hire guardians speaks of her past as a musician, playing the pianoforte (piano) for enraptured listeners, Adelaide is entranced.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Audiences, however, have remained enraptured by its enduring story, in which one man’s public (and private) persona crumbles as one woman’s own star rises.
    — Nathan Smith, Air Mail, 18 July 2026
Definition of enraptured
Verb
  • But now that internet novelty has calmed down over the last decade or so, people don't use it as much.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Minervini calmed down from there, delivering a more graceful goodbye.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of calmed
Adjective
  • But there was so much the offense did well that both men had to be elated about the offense’s potential, too.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone seemed pretty elated for coming out of a festival that hadn’t toppled the patriarchy, but had proven again that, in 2026, women rule music in virtually every qualifiable way.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of elated
Verb
  • The s and z sounds of cedar scent, soothed, breeze, petals, pads, crossed, shore, and small create a peaceful line of sound that mimics the smooth flow of a river.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • History was repeating, ancient bonds once damaged in war, silenced, and soothed in the quiet moments after.
    — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of soothed

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