placated
Example Sentences
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The team placated him with a bottle of water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Those most concerned about Medicaid were placated earlier in the day to at least go along with this step.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025
“These City Council people placated to the squeaky wheels,” he said afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Instead Taylor was replaced at the last second by a consummate politician, Millard Fillmore, and the South was placated before they could pull the trigger.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2023
Since he was a young boy, James could be placated by a treat from Alice’s kitchen, the sugar apple that cut short a fit or tantrum.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
