appease
Example Sentences
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That hasn’t appeased protesters at demonstrations throughout Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times
It's unclear whether Homan's remarks on Thursday will appease lawmakers in Washington, though.
From BBC
Left shellshocked by World War I, many believed that the best way to deal with the growing threat in Europe was to disarm the democracies and appease the dictators.
"Stop trying to appease him. Fight fire with fire."
From Barron's
“The big question is whether this would be enough to appease the Iranian citizenry, given the level of dissatisfaction, rioting and violence we are seeing on the ground at the moment,” she said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
