Thesaurus / assuage
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Rashad also issued an apology on July 2 for her initial Cosby Tweet, but it has not been enough to assuage some of her critics.
WITH SUPPORT FOR BILL COSBY, PHYLICIA RASHAD BECOMES JUST ONE OF SEVERAL DEANS TO TWEET THEMSELVES INTO TROUBLELGBTQ-EDITORJULY 12, 2021NO STRAIGHT NEWSThe statements made by Lordstown execs Tuesday appeared to be an attempt, which backfired, to assuage investors.
LORDSTOWN MOTORS REVERSES CLAIMS ABOUT ‘BINDING ORDERS’ FOR ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCKKIRSTEN KOROSECJUNE 17, 2021TECHCRUNCHIt is obviously predicated not on assuaging concerns but, instead, on generating them.
KEVIN MCCARTHY LIVES IN AN IDYLLIC UNIVERSE WHERE HIS PARTY NO LONGER QUESTIONS THE 2020 ELECTION RESULTSPHILIP BUMPMAY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe rise of curated marketplaces is one attempt to assuage brands’ fears, giving them the tools to filter for the inventory and target audience that matches their goals and KPIs.
GAMING ADVERTISING FORUM RECAP: RAPIDLY GROWING SECTOR’S MASSIVE PLATFORMS AND USER DIVERSITY UNDERESTIMATEDJIM COOPERAPRIL 20, 2021DIGIDAYWhen Arora posted about getting the vaccine even though she was still nursing, other breast-feeding women reached out to thank her for assuaging their fear.
THESE MOMS WORK AS DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS. BUT THEY'VE ALSO TAKEN ON ANOTHER JOB: FIGHTING COVID-19 MISINFORMATION ONLINEELIANA DOCKTERMANMARCH 24, 2021TIMEThe filing suggests that WhatsApp hasn’t been able to assuage concerns of New Delhi, which first raised issue about the planned policy update in January.
INDIA ASKS COURT TO BLOCK WHATSAPP’S POLICY UPDATE, SAYS NEW CHANGE VIOLATES LAWSMANISH SINGHMARCH 19, 2021TECHCRUNCHProactive communication and reporting is a key strategy in not only keeping your stakeholders informed but assuaging their worries as the search marketing landscape adjusts.
KEY TRENDS IN PPC, REPORTING AND ANALYTICS IN 2021 AND BEYONDCAROLYN LYDENMARCH 10, 2021SEARCH ENGINE LANDThis year’s Super Bowl wouldn’t have helped to assuage those concerns.
FUTURE OF TV BRIEFING: STREAMING SERVICES COUNT ON CONTENT TO KEEP SUBSCRIBERS ACQUIRED IN 2020TIM PETERSONFEBRUARY 10, 2021DIGIDAYOffit’s and Pan’s reassurances will surely not assuage everyone, and here demographics play a role.
TOO MANY AMERICANS STILL MISTRUST THE COVID-19 VACCINES. HERE'S WHYJEFFREY KLUGERJANUARY 5, 2021TIMEPeople also voted publicly, and a glass ballot box was designed to show that votes were being counted and assuage fears of fraud.
THE 2020 ELECTION SET A RECORD FOR VOTER TURNOUT. BUT WHY IS IT NORMAL FOR SO MANY AMERICANS TO SIT OUT ELECTIONS?OLIVIA B. WAXMANNOVEMBER 5, 2020TIMEWORDS RELATED TO ASSUAGE
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- appease
- assuage
- calm
- chasten
- check
- constrain
- cool
- cool out
- curb
- decline
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- ease off
- fall
- lessen
- let up
- meet halfway
- mitigate
- modify
- modulate
- mollify
- pacify
- play down
- qualify
- quiet
- reduce
- regulate
- relent
- relieve
- repress
- slacken
- slow
- soft pedal
- soften
- subdue
- subside
- tame
- temper
- tone down
- wane
- allays
- ameliorates
- assuages
- buries the hatchet
- butters up
- calms
- chastens
- composes
- conciliates
- cons
- cools
- dulcifies
- fixes up
- greases
- kisses and makes up
- lies back
- lulls
- makes peace
- mitigates
- moderates
- mollifies
- pacificates
- placates
- propitiates
- puts the lid on
- qualifies
- quells
- quiets
- relieves
- represses
- silences
- smooths over
- soft-pedals
- softens
- soothes
- squares
- stills
- strokes
- subdues
- sweetens
- takes the edge off
- tames
- tempers
- tranquilizes
- allay
- ameliorate
- assuage
- bury the hatchet
- butter up
- calm
- chasten
- compose
- con
- conciliate
- cool
- dulcify
- fix up
- grease
- kiss and make up
- lay back
- lull
- make peace
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- pacificate
- placate
- propitiate
- put the lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- relieve
- repress
- silence
- smooth over
- soft pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- sweeten
- take the edge off
- tame
- temper
- tranquilize
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- apologize for
- assuage
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- condone
- cover
- diminish
- disguise
- dissemble
- ease
- exculpate
- excuse
- extenuate
- gloze
- hide
- hush up
- justify
- lessen
- lighten
- make light of
- mask
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- prettify
- put on a Band-Aid
- qualify
- quick fix
- relieve
- screen
- soften
- soothe
- sugarcoat
- temper
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- vindicate
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
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