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• n  the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
• v  make calm or still
• v  make steady
• v  become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
• v  cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

• While the annual monsoon season has recently reduced the number of attacks, observers fear that the peril will rise again with the calming of the weather.
• But, in the interest of being prepared for the unlikely and also calming down any unnecessary fears, here's what's being done, and what you can do.
• In turn, however, some of those calming strategies, which parents reported continuing to practice at 29 to 41 months, led to disrupted sleep bad dreams, short sleep time and .

• appeasement
• calm
• calm down
• quiet
• tranquilize
• tranquillize
• tranquillise
• quieten
• lull
• still
• steady
• becalm
• cool off
• chill out
• simmer down
• settle down
• cool it
• sedate

• agitate
• stimulate

News & Articles

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• Dog Scared of Fireworks? Thundershirt says, 'Fear Not!'
  Leader in pet anxiety and stress solutions offers pet friendly options for calming pets during firework festivities. (PRWeb June 20, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10846174.htm
  June 20, 2013 - PRWeb
• Camp Pollock keeps outdoor legacy near downtown Sacramento
  As campers straighten up tents, gather firewood and rest after a day of activity, nature responds with the calming of wildlife and the quickly darkening sky.
  June 19, 2013 - The Sacramento Bee
• Upper Providence supervisors approve traffic calming for Mont Clare
  UPPER PROVIDENCE - The township supervisors have approved traffic calming measures for Whitaker Avenue in Mont Clare. The township's traffic engineer, Kenneth O'Brien, told the board Monday that residents were concerned by speeding in the area of Norwood Street, where there is a school bus stop. According to O'Brien, the "prevailing" speed limit on Whitaker was 37 miles per hour, or 12 miles ...
  June 18, 2013 - The Mercury

Quotes

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• Doc Rivers in The Associated Press
  That tells you how screwed up we are,Rivers said with a smile. "Kevin Garnett is calming our team down."
• Alex Taylor in Forbes
  These type of inmates have a calming effect - they help maintain good work levels and good behavior,Taylor said. "If we put them all in one institution, it could have a bad effect on the bad guys elsewhere."
• Angela Merkel in eTaiwan News
  Let me say clearly that the danger for financial market stability has not yet been banished,Merkel said in a speech to the lower house. "We must, by approving this bill, as quickly as possible create the basis for calming the situation on...