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as in to commend
to praise too much
the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity
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Recent Examples of flatter
McCardell’s breakthrough look in 1938 was the Monastic dress, which flattered a range of body types.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
Featuring subtle ruching through the torso and a high-cut leg, the suit flatters and adjusts to your shape.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 6 June 2025
Jonas explained that he was flattered by South Park's parody of him.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 June 2025
Short bursts of revenue can flatter results but may not create lasting value, so make decisions with a long horizon in mind.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 June 2025
Featuring subtle ruching through the torso and a high-cut leg, the suit flatters and adjusts to your shape.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 6 June 2025
Jonas explained that he was flattered by South Park's parody of him.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 June 2025
Short bursts of revenue can flatter results but may not create lasting value, so make decisions with a long horizon in mind.
—Ayo Adepoju, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatter
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While Anthropic should be commended for telling the truth, eliminating such assistance for terrorism should not be left up to any one party.—
Steven Stalinsky,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Netflix should be commended for respecting France’s extensive streaming regulation, the President of Lupin producer Gaumont Television France said today at Conecta Fiction.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 June 2025
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For over 100 years, Samsonite has prided itself on producing high-quality suitcases and travel bags that are built to last—and right now, the brand is hosting a Summer Savings Event, offering major discounts on pieces that our team of writers and editors has tried and tested for themselves.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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King further explained that the plotline is meant to show a different side to Charlotte, who has always prided herself on having everything under control.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2024
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Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.—
Selene Yeager,
Health,
24 Feb. 2024
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Fellow actors congratulated the couple in the comments section.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Vice President Vance, a veteran and frequent skeptic of foreign intervention, congratulated the troops and others involved in the strike on Sunday morning.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
22 June 2025
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In the now-viral video, Otis lies limp and unimpressed while his dad, Jake, strokes his leg with a concerned arm around him.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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These conversations showed me how easily a line of code can stroke an ego, calm anxiety, and mimic devotion.—
Cathy Hackl,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Sonko also praised China in his statement on Friday.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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TikTok praised Trump for signing an extension Thursday.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Despite Democratic skepticism, nearly all Republicans have applauded Trump's decision to strike Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Tucker stepped out of the batter’s box to tip his helmet toward both a roaring crowd and the applauding Astros dugout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Know-nothings pretend that Schrader’s Bressonian mannerisms reveal the spiritual depths of contemporary crisis, when, in fact, Master Gardener repeats the same social-collapse paranoia that made secular reviewers overpraise the religious, racial, suicide-bomber topics of First Reformed.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 May 2023
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He’s overpraised of course.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Mar. 2023
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“Flatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatter. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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