mollifying
Example Sentences
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Mollifying one of those constituencies would most likely mean alienating one, or both, of the others.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2022
Mollifying a mark who has lost heavily in a rigged game by throwing him a cop�letting him win a consolation prize.
From Time Magazine Archive
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