pacifier

noun

Definition of pacifiernext
1
as in security blanket

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2
as in negotiator

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Recent Examples of pacifier Mason also has a white pacifier in his mouth. — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 Tove wore a pair of pale pink shorts and a white T-shirt, while her pacifier lay next to her stomach. — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 But a pacifier can be a figurative lifesaver. — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025 If Love Is Blind insists on continuing to cast babies, the decent thing to do is give them a pacifier. — Nic Juarez, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pacifier
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
  1. security blanket
  2. sedative
  3. tranquilizer
  4. proxy
  5. palliative
  6. attorney
  7. factor
Noun
  • The ensuing political fallout has been shadowed by the opening weeks of Mr. Trump’s administration, including threats of tariffs on European exports and a pullback of America’s military security blanket that has protected Germany since the end of World War II.
    — Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • But Warren could be an excellent security blanket for whoever is under center.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of security blanket
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  • Sedative medications: Due to ashwagandha's sleep-promoting effect, using it with other sedatives (medicines that might cause sleepiness), like Xanax and Valium (benzodiazepines), can cause breathing problems or too much sleepiness.
    — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Anxiety and restlessness can be eased somewhat by Benadryl’s sedative effects.
    — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of sedative
Noun
  • Sometimes, short-acting tranquilizers can help, but some of these same medicines can also cause sleepwalking.18 When sleepwalking is related to an underlying disorder or medication, treating that condition or switching medications may help.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Who played there in 1973, although during the concert, drummer Keith Moon passed out after reportedly taking horse tranquilizers.
    — Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of tranquilizer
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  • Other proxy resolutions including the slate of Board of Director nominees and executive compensation were also approved by a majority of stockholders.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Follow This, the Dutch climate shareholder group that has been hounding energy companies for years to clean up their act, stepped back from its campaign of filing proxy resolutions, predicting a lackluster response from investors.
    — Vivienne Walt, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of proxy
Noun
  • Yet, there are few options for palliative and end-of-life care for unhoused people.
    — Pilar Ingle, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
  • One of the advantages of early detection is that the goal of treatment becomes a cure as opposed to palliative.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of palliative
Noun
  • Khalil's attorneys harshly criticized Rubio's memo and the government's case against Khalil.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Toward the end of the documentary, the mothers and their attorney agree that Rockelle is the first and biggest victim in the Squad debacle.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of attorney
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  • Recruiting top-tier talent has been a key factor in Rebellions’ success, says Ki-Jun Kim, CEO of Kakao Ventures, who first met Park in 2019 and decided to invest 2 billion won in Rebellions within an hour of their conversation.
    — John Kang, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Since then, political analysts and GOP strategists have pointed to Musk's increasingly polarizing image as a key factor in the loss.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of factor

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