as in to commend
to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)
They endeared themselves to the whole town.
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Recent Examples of endear
His quick feet, effort level and willingness to fight through picks endeared him to fans so much so that his name was chanted at Madison Square Garden during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals .
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Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The educational fishing show endeared the Evergreen High School and CSU alum to anglers of all ages, including Succarde, who looked forward to watching it every weekend growing up.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
East: What endeared you to Kam Jones and Taelon Peter in the NBA Draft?
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
There is more to Gibbs-White’s game than just quantity of output; his energy, leadership and positivity on the ball have endeared him to Forest fans.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The educational fishing show endeared the Evergreen High School and CSU alum to anglers of all ages, including Succarde, who looked forward to watching it every weekend growing up.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
East: What endeared you to Kam Jones and Taelon Peter in the NBA Draft?
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
There is more to Gibbs-White’s game than just quantity of output; his energy, leadership and positivity on the ball have endeared him to Forest fans.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endear
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Whitmer, in turn, has commended Hall for putting forward a road funding plan after years of legislative inaction.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The group’s president and CEO, Kim Glas, commended Trump for leveraging his presidential authority on the matter.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
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The market has grown quicker to discount anything that feels massaged or withheld.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Our tester loved the cooling effect of the metal applicator, which helped gently massage and depuff the area.—
Esme Benjamin,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cornyn, a four-term senator from San Antonio, has sought to ingratiate himself with the Trump administration to win the president’s endorsement in his Texas GOP primary race against the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Soon the child has become a fixture in their household, alternately ingratiating himself and raising suspicions, and exposing unacknowledged rifts and unexamined secrets that threaten to wreak psychological and spiritual havoc in the lives of his makeshift adoptive parents.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
Verb
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These oversized leather trousers compliment her leather cowboy jacket perfectly, because there’s nothing wrong with a matchy-matchy look.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Other School Committee members noted Lima-Barbosa came back as a BPS alumni and complimented her commitment to community engagement and student voice.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
31 July 2025
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In the video, Munn, who shares her daughter and 3-year-old son Malcolm with actor husband John Mulaney, 42, is holding her little girl excitedly, coaxing her to repeat it on camera.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Its land is farmed communally, and its lord, Master Kent (Harry Melling), is a benevolent soul who prefers coaxing and rewarding to ordering and punishing.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Several celebrities, including Olivia Jade and Poppy Delevingne, congratulated the couple in Talita's Instagram comments section.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Prince of Wales then took to the field to congratulate the team, shaking hands with England player Michelle Agyemang and offering her warm congratulations.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 July 2025
Verb
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In that regard, her journalism was well removed from the kind of journalism-as-PR that exists so much today — even with all the fruit baskets her assistants would send the assistants of potential interviewees to cajole them into setting up a sit-down.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
12 June 2025
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Of course no one should be forced, pressured or cajoled to pursue MAID!—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Garner provides programs in life skills, anger management, job training, religious study, and worship, creating new habits, culinary arts, embracing fatherhood, farming and gardening, manufacturing, and community college courses.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
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The event gave kids of all ages and all faiths a space to worship, fellowship and have fun.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Endear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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