make nice
(US) To be friendly or conciliatory towards another, often in the context of maintaining good relations or resolving a conflict with the other person.
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Shopbop’s flash sale has thousands of items for up to 40 percent off, plenty of which would make nice last-minute Mother’s Day gifts.
Oh! Because Marco Rubio is going to the Vatican to try to make nice. And though Rubio is just gross, it’s notable they’re not trying to send Vance again, like them admitting Vance’s “Catholic” credentials don’t hold w…
Considering that most of them are owned by corporate entities wanting to make nice with the scumbag in the White House it ain’t surprising. Unethical. Maddening. And probably complicit. But not surprising.
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(US) To be friendly or conciliatory towards another, often in the context of maintaining good relations or resolving a conflict with the other person.
“Shopbop’s flash sale has thousands of items for up to 40 percent off, plenty of which would make nice last-minute Mother’s Day gifts.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh! Because Marco Rubio is going to the Vatican to try to make nice. And though Rubio is just gross, it’s notable they’re not trying to send Vance again, like them admitting Vance’s “Catholic” credentials don’t hold water anymore.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Considering that most of them are owned by corporate entities wanting to make nice with the scumbag in the White House it ain’t surprising. Unethical. Maddening. And probably complicit. But not surprising.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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