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Short "hint"

One who soothes or mollifies especially by making concessions.

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Usage examples (9)
  • Verb (used with object), : to placate an outraged citizenry
  • That being said, I fell that Obama is trying to be Mr. Nice-guy where maybe what we need is someone who's selling point isn't being a placater.
  • "If all of them women were seen in the bank, then it don't appear we got a witness after all," the placater, waving his hands in front of the crowd, concluded.
  • Why did anyone think Mallory--the consummate insider, placater and member of the new and improved "good new boy's club" see Good Ole Boy's Clubwould do anything...
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