as in to ingratiate
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War Machine makes 81’s reluctance to give pep talks, or even try to ingratiate himself with his comrades-in-arms, the subject of one of its very few overt jokes.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The social media content showcased his wry sense of humor alongside his wrestling prowess that ingratiated him to his friends.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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Skip to content The president seems to be at odds with both himself and his secretary of defense about the status of the conflict.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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That prompted Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara last February to call on insurers to pay 100% of their policyholders’ contents coverage limits without a detailed inventory, noting some already did.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The story’s correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi accused CBS News management of placating the White House, turning the decision into a public relations fiasco for the network.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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By threading the needle, OpenAI found a way to placate both the Pentagon and its own employees, many of whom are skeptical of AI use in the military.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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President Joe Biden attempted to appease Iran by relaxing sanctions, another ploy that failed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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On the Republican side, Rubio’s explanation for the military action seemed to appease many key members of Congress.—
Charlie Hunt,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 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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Again, Robby, not at all comforting here.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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God continues to comfort and hold us in his arms.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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Greta consoles her sister after Nora lost in her final match.—
Jason Getz,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Video showed that agents pushed him to his knees, disarmed him, and then shot him.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Several times when prosecutors played video from the 2024 shooting in Far Rockaway, his widow Stephanie Diller stepped out of the courtroom, sparing herself the grisly and gruesome details of how her husband and father of her 3-year-old boy died trying to disarm an ex-convict on a busy street.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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