as in taffy
excessive praise
a junior exec who was laying on the butter so thickly that her colleagues were ready to gag
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Recent Examples of butter
Carême served the czar what would become a classic recipe, prepared with garlic, parsley and butter.
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Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Make Sauce In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add butter and cook until melted.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
The latter, however, come stuffed with seasoned lamb made sweeter with a smidge of garlicky butter.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Scrape butter and all browned bits into a medium bowl.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Garritt C. Van Dyk, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Make Sauce In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add butter and cook until melted.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
The latter, however, come stuffed with seasoned lamb made sweeter with a smidge of garlicky butter.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Scrape butter and all browned bits into a medium bowl.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butter
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Amazon recently paid to air old episodes of The Apprentice, Trump’s 2004-2017 reality TV show, on Prime Video—another way to send both money and flattery to the president.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
20 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes my brother steals my puns, which should be the greatest form of flattery.—
Elana Rabinowitz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
Noun
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While the signing was met with both praise and criticism, Skip Bayless made his feelings about the Steelers decision clear.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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The tech titan regularly sang the president's praises on social media and even brought his 4-year-old son to the Oval Office.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2024
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Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Avoid heavy exertion outdoors, using fans or swamp coolers that take air from outside, all wood-burning appliances and lighting candles and incense.—
COREY WILLIAMS,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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The Scythians, ancient shamans of Central Asia, burned cannabis as a ceremonial incense.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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From there, according to the report, the sweet talk quickly moves to messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Google Chat or Telegram.—
Sunny Nagpaul,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2024
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Just in case that gave Reba a leg up, don't let her sweet talk you.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Come fall, simply swap your cooling sheets for insulated flannel sheets to enjoy this cushy quilt in every season.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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In 1872, the company’s offerings would be expanded to include cloth, flannel, and wool blankets.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The goalkeeper smiled and in a typical Martinez manner, bathed in the adulation of a fanbase who adore him.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The performance glided to a close with all seven men reclining on one elbow on the stage before popping up for a last run of perfectly synched choreo and a final straight line pose to soak up the adulation.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butter. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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