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as in to reconcile
to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences
it will be hard to conciliate the views of labor and management regarding health benefits
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as in to appease
to lessen the anger or agitation of
a principal trying to conciliate the parents who did not receive their tickets to the graduation ceremonies
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Recent Examples of conciliate
Rather than conciliate a wavering citizenry, two years of occupation had instead inspired tens of thousands of other colonists to join the resistance to British rule.
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Time, 9 Oct. 2025
America’s leadership in the Middle East has shaped the region in ways that have massively benefited Israel: deterring and coercing Iran, neutralizing the Islamic State and other terrorists, and conciliating moderate Arab states such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Yes, but: With so many crypto leaders avowedly on Team Trump and the wind at her back, conciliating crypto sounds chancy.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
Brazil and others have been trying to secure talks between the two sides, political rivals that have not conciliated in decades.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
The hope for this person is that officials from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) can mediate and conciliate this epic fight.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022
Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021
This hardly seems sustainable, for Peru, very weak militarily, had every interest in preventing a war between Chile and Bolivia, even apart from the stipulations of Article VIII of the treaty which bound her to seek to conciliate the belligerents.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Time, 9 Oct. 2025
America’s leadership in the Middle East has shaped the region in ways that have massively benefited Israel: deterring and coercing Iran, neutralizing the Islamic State and other terrorists, and conciliating moderate Arab states such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
—Daniel Byman, The Atlantic, 24 May 2025
Yes, but: With so many crypto leaders avowedly on Team Trump and the wind at her back, conciliating crypto sounds chancy.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
Brazil and others have been trying to secure talks between the two sides, political rivals that have not conciliated in decades.
—Reuters, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2024
The hope for this person is that officials from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) can mediate and conciliate this epic fight.
—Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
Much as former President Barack Obama once courted congressional Republicans, Tromp sought to conciliate the conservative legislators.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 4 July 2022
Biden’s team has absorbed, even invited, criticism from authoritarians whom Trump used to conciliate.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2021
This hardly seems sustainable, for Peru, very weak militarily, had every interest in preventing a war between Chile and Bolivia, even apart from the stipulations of Article VIII of the treaty which bound her to seek to conciliate the belligerents.
—Edwin M. Borchard, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conciliate
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How does Clark reconcile the dangers of sports betting with players’ financial gains?—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And there’s also the fact that Harry has taken the first steps towards possibly reconciling with his family, and is eager to continue working on that.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Oct. 2025
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Hoping to appease the authorities, Jin and his family moved to the US – and when the harassment toward church members in Beijing continued, Jin decided to return to China later that year while his family stayed behind.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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The statement could have also been to appease producer groups to some extent who are against these import ideas.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Conciliate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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