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Recent Examples of blarney
Noun
After years of listening to Boris Johnson’s blarney, many Britons have had their fill, at least for now, of hot air cleverly channelled. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 This might come as a surprise given the outsized and blarney-filled headlines on social media to the contrary. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 June 2022 Menu: soda bread with Irish whiskey butter and fried cabbage and rashers; pork bangers and Irish colcannon with red onion gravy and blarney stones and Irish bananas. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022 The blarney is still strong here (lapsing into Irish dialect is an occupational hazard of reading him), but these characters also act. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for blarney
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blarney
Noun
  • Look for paleta shakes, waffle bowls and burritos, vegan dark chocolate and cookie butter, as well as mango, passion fruit and more.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The original recipe calls for cashew butter in the topping, but peanut butter or almond butter will work as well.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Faced with a phrase that has no inherent meaning, the AI Overview still makes a good-faith effort to answer the user's request and draw some plausible explanation out of troll-worthy nonsense.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
  • None of this ‘support the teams from your country in Europe’ nonsense.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Bulbs properly planted in pots may also be coaxed to bloom again.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Now, last month, there was another star of the big screen in the ring, coaxing Cena to go over to the dark side.
    Obed Manuel, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.
    Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but not for Bobby Brown.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The imitation Punisher logo on Cole’s bullet was no act of flattery, but the most vile of insults.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Vegetables like broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, kale and asparagus are also included in most low-carb diets—as are eggs, cheese, Greek yogurt and nuts like walnuts, peanuts, macadamia nuts and pistachios.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • During his papacy, he was both praised and criticized for commenting on political issues, from immigration to LGBTQ issues.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In a separate conversation with EW, Mazin praises Pascal's performance as a dying Joel.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Boucher was on the hunt for Abba-Zaba, a chewy taffy bar with a real peanut butter center.
    Jessica Ma, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024

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“Blarney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blarney. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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