endear (to)

Definition of endear (to)next

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Verb
  • But the meetings were also about Döpfner ingratiating himself to the right-of-center political leaders that make up some of the UK broadsheet’s audience (and source base).
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And what Epstein’s ability to ingratiate himself with them reveals about how science research is funded.
    Darian Woods, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Clear performance visibility can lead to better content and marketing decision-making.
    William Jones, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Bad actors are often counting on the fact that people let their emotions and existing viewpoints guide their reactions to content.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But there’s no guarantee her successor will have any better success at placating the president.
    Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The allies have tried to placate him.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In legal filings, Kalshi has argued that it's already regulated by the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission and that having to operate in 50 different ways to appease 50 different states isn't possible.
    Todd Bookman, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Cyrene then instructs her son to appease the nymphs, Eurydice’s companions, and to make funeral offerings to Eurydice’s husband Orpheus.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Full of hearty flavors and filling vegetables, this rustic, comforting dinner comes together swiftly thanks to your slow cooker.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The paper also makes important distinctions about the path to that future, and not all of them are comforting for workers navigating the transition today.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The close-ups of the fans who did stay in pain, looking away in disgust and consoling one another, were powerful.
    Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In both cases Jesse took the time to call our parents to console them and to send them flowers.
    Rick Davis, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had agreed to enter into talks that would focus on disarming Hezbollah and a possible peace deal.
    Abby Sewell, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Is there an effort by the Lebanese state to disarm Hezbollah?
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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