Both Uses
placate
in
That Summer, by Sarah Dessen
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- Lewis talked the same way; he was a placater, a peacemaker, the kind of person who would hold your hand on an airplane if you were scared, able to quote verbatim the statistics about how it was the safest thing, honestly.†
Chpt 4 *
- "Here they are," she said in her singsong placating voice.†
Chpt 7placating = calming someone who is or may become angry or concerned
Definitions:
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(1)
(placate) calm someone who is or may become angry or concerned
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)