as in to ingratiate
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The shot was redirected home by Marchment, ingratiating him with his new chums.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025 -
Salary and stock are not the only ways Southern Company has ingratiated itself with Moniz.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Dec. 2025
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When asked directly about recent accusations of censorship, including claims related to content about ICE, a TikTok USDS Joint Venture spokesperson said that videos of the incident in Minnesota were available on the platform and had been since Saturday.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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The media is now getting a first glimpse at the initial batch of products to evaluate their performance and determine how these devices can help content creators capture more content using gimbals, drones and smartphones.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has struck a more conciliatory tone, urging dialogue and promising economic reforms in bid to placate demonstrators demanding political change, action on corruption and relief from rising living costs.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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The authoritative tone from the Air Force panel seemed to placate the press, even though officials never actually offered a definitive explanation.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 Dec. 2025
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But that hasn’t appeased protesters at demonstrations throughout Los Angeles County.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The food finally lands with the guests, their dumb whims having been appeased.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rulers on the Nile did not rely solely on their own human powers but worshipped and propitiated a natural world that was alive with gods.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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Our law enforcement took care of the child, got him McDonald’s and played him his favorite music to comfort him.—
Elizabeth Zavala,
San Antonio Express-News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Trump has a video conference with French First Lady Brigitte Macron to discuss initiatives to end cyberbullying, meets with Queen Rania of Jordan to discuss helping foster children and comforts former Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Nix, wearing a retro Broncos hat and white jacket, roared his approval as Stidham threw his touchdown pass to Sutton, then consoled his fellow quarterback afterward.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Heads hung low, players consoling one another or screaming obscenities at no one in particular, the care factor off the charts.—
Mirjam Swanson The Orange County Register,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The return of his body closed a painful chapter for the country and cleared the way for the next and more challenging phase of the ceasefire, which calls for deploying an international security force, disarming Hamas, pulling back Israeli soldiers and rebuilding Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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