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as in security blanket
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as in negotiator
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Recent Examples of pacifier
However, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry supports pacifier use based on an infant’s needs and parental preference.
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
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
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Hannah Silverman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacifier
Noun
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And now, that security blanket is calling it a career.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Additionally, fentanyl has been used with other illicit drugs including the deadly xylazine, a veterinary sedative.—
Dr. Yifrah Kaminer,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
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The autopsy report detailed that the sedative effects of the substances contributed to his drowning.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Animal tranquilizers enhance the user’s euphoric high from opioids, particularly in those who have developed a tolerance to the opioid.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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Just last month, the victim of Munchausen by proxy shared an Easter snapshot of the three of them together for the holiday.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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The Resistance Front, an outfit that New Delhi views as a proxy of Pakistani jihadist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, initially claimed responsibility on Telegram, before retracting the claim.—
Michael Kugelman,
Time,
3 May 2025
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Yet, there are few options for palliative and end-of-life care for unhoused people.—
Pilar Ingle,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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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
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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Also Friday, the statement was read by a government attorney in a separate case in Washington, said lawyer Brian Green, who represents the plaintiff in that case.—
Kate Brumback,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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Others said the length of time a slip is used should not be a factor.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Partisanship is a related factor in this poll, produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos.—
Jaclyn S. Wong,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Pacifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacifier. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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