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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appease.

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Examples

  • If Obama 'appeases' anyone with a Hillary VP choice, he sets himself up for a presidency where around every corner there's someone looking for 'appeasement.'

    Obama beats back criticism over head of VP search 2008

  • This appeases the both the DFMF and SSBI in me and allows us to keep the fruits of society's labors in the hands of the people and not the one.

    Pop Culture 2010

  • This appeases the both the DFMF and SSBI in me and allows us to keep the fruits of society's labors in the hands of the people and not the one.

    11 posts from April 2009 2009

  • This way Schuler can say there has been enough time to evaluate their operation (making sure she appeases the people that she screwed when that mess went in over there) and Weisner will have time to squeeze money out of Sonics Franch. owner.

    Sonic's Extra Hour Denied By Aurora City Council 2009

  • This appeases the both the DFMF and SSBI in me and allows us to keep the fruits of society's labors in the hands of the people and not the one.

    bookmaking 2009

  • Instead of mobilising mass demonstrations against the killings, the Pakistan Peoples party appeases the very forces responsible for the murder of its former leader Benazir Bhutto.

    Pakistan: Playing with fire | Editorial 2011

  • But sins between human beings i.e. injuring or stealing from a colleague ... will never be forgiven until he gives his colleague what he owes him and appeases him.

    Rabbi Daniel Greyber: On 9/11 And Forgiving Too Quickly Rabbi Daniel Greyber 2011

  • This appeases the both the DFMF and SSBI in me and allows us to keep the fruits of society's labors in the hands of the people and not the one.

    Innovation 2010

  • Another fine example of taking a middle of the road position to appeases the masses.

    Openly Gay Episcopal Bishop to Deliver Invocation at Lincoln Memorial - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • This appeases the both the DFMF and SSBI in me and allows us to keep the fruits of society's labors in the hands of the people and not the one.

    bookmaking 2009

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