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Adjective
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The twists and tussles multiply from here on out, with the amiable, Petula Clark-loving Mady forced to undergo an action-hero transformation overnight.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
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That shortlist provided constant fodder for conversation, and threatened to overwhelm the typical amiable pre-screening chatter about the actual program of films.—
Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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February 9, 1893: With pure, vigorous blood coursing through the veins and animating every fiber of the body, cold weather is not only endurance but pleasant and agreeable.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Now, a recent study highlights an unexpected correlation between birth order and personality, uncovering that middle children are more honest, humble, and agreeable than their siblings.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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Mitsuko, 88 years old, was among the generation who saw nationalism change from being the dutiful way of life in Japan to something that should be questioned.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
5 Feb. 2025
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This would work best not as the typical awards show dutiful sideline but integrated directly into the winner revelations.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cristina lounges about between scenes in velvet frocks and jackets, tended by a criminally obliging doctor, like a figure from Hollywood’s Babylonian era.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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The law features several procedural requirements, such as obliging the team to provide six months’ notice to the government.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Netanyahu appears convinced that his country’s security, along with his own political survival, depends on prolonging the military offensives and keeping both Gaza and Lebanon ungovernable, and therefore acquiescent.—
Mohanad Hage Ali,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Nov. 2024
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The young man’s comment was out of line, and my silence felt somehow acquiescent.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Photo : William Walker, courtesy of RM Sotheby's The Ferrari 550 Maranello sports car is remarkably docile but equally engaging on a twisty road or in the heat of an accelerative moment.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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The gestating women are docile and encouraged not to question the process, distracted by activities like yoga, painting or listening to music.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.—
Bebe Hodges,
USA TODAY,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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In the 12th century, for instance, the Dutch began to drain swamps to create tractable land for agriculture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
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Like James’s governess, Christine becomes an author of sorts through her attempts to understand a situation that isn’t, in the end, all that tractable.—
Joanna Biggs,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Feb. 2024
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“Placable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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