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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
placate .
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Examples
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Everyone placates her, including her furrowed brow-plagued business partner, Milton Greene (Dominic Cooper), and her coddling acting coach, Paula Strasberg (Zoë Wanamaker).
Felice Arenas: Williams Has Same 'Hunger as Monroe,' Says My Week With Marilyn Director Felice Arenas 2011
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Distracted and anxious, he dallies with his mistress (Penelope Cruz), reassures his wife (Marion Cotillard), placates his producer (Ricky Tognazzi) and seeks inspiration from his muse (Nicole Kidman).
'Nine' is short on a few counts, including dialogue, music 2009
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No way it's not 0-2 if Houston would have just. shot. the ball.59 mins: Hall collects the corner - via about three heads.60 mins: Carr fouls Cesar in the midfield, placates to avoid getting a second yellow.
Sporting KC 0-2 Houston Dynamo - as it happened! | MLS Eastern Conference Championship 2011
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Everyone placates her, including her furrowed brow-plagued business partner, Milton Greene (Dominic Cooper), and her coddling acting coach, Paula Strasberg (Zoë Wanamaker).
Felice Arenas: Williams Has Same 'Hunger as Monroe,' Says My Week With Marilyn Director Felice Arenas 2011
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What sets RE5 apart is that its locale is in Africa, and its requisite evil is a zombie (- like) horde -- that combination triggers our overly sensitive antiracist notions, and off we all go, wringing our hands uncomfortably and kneejerking into either justification or admonition mode (whichever better placates your conscience).
Savage Kingdom SVGL 2009
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Apple has since defined its restrictions on content (and accepted Fiore's cartoons), which placates some critics.
Josh Levy: Ten Ways Your Mobile Phone Company Tried to Screw You in 2010 Josh Levy 2010
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The Muslim Brotherhood, for example, was ignited by the Mubarak regime's opposition, following a pattern all too familiar from Iran: a ruler who seems "just like us" placates the West while at home his secret police quash opponents without restraint.
Deepak Chopra: For Once, a Chance to Root for the Arab Street Deepak Chopra 2011
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The Muslim Brotherhood, for example, was ignited by the Mubarak regime's opposition, following a pattern all too familiar from Iran: a ruler who seems "just like us" placates the West while at home his secret police quash opponents without restraint.
Deepak Chopra: For Once, a Chance to Root for the Arab Street Deepak Chopra 2011
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The Muslim Brotherhood, for example, was ignited by the Mubarak regime's opposition, following a pattern all too familiar from Iran: a ruler who seems "just like us" placates the West while at home his secret police quash opponents without restraint.
Deepak Chopra: For Once, a Chance to Root for the Arab Street Deepak Chopra 2011
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Everyone placates her, including her furrowed brow-plagued business partner, Milton Greene (Dominic Cooper), and her coddling acting coach, Paula Strasberg (Zoë Wanamaker).
Felice Arenas: Williams Has Same 'Hunger as Monroe,' Says My Week With Marilyn Director Felice Arenas 2011
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