as in to ingratiate
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When Buzzy disappeared, he was fully ingratiated with both communities.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026 -
Messages where Altman appears ingratiated to Musk seem to show that Musk did most of the heavy lifting when OpenAI was founded and therefore should be awarded damages up to $150 billion, which Musk intends to donate to OpenAI’s nonprofit.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Not content with a single major exhibition, Chan has also mounted a second project at the Scala Contarini del Bovolo, the 85-foot spiral tower constructed in the 16th century.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Spurs will content themselves that their destiny remains in their hands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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House leaders added that language to placate conservative holdouts, many of whom oppose extending Section 702 without reforms to the program.—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some firms have sought to find ways to spend any refund money in ways that would appease both the White House and their customers, one representative of an influential business group said.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Megan Cassella,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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The survey is the latest to show Trump has failed to appease voters’ economic concerns, with his disapproval rating on the economy increasing seven points, to 56%, since this time last year, though his approval rating has improved by one point, to 38%.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
22 May 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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These furry caregivers aren’t the typical therapy dogs volunteers bring to hospitals to comfort patients.—
Laura Ungar,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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What begins as an attempt to comfort the narrator’s suicidal mother evolves into a lifelong reminder of hope and human connection.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
23 May 2026
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They could be seen hugging and consoling each other.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The outlet reported family members were seen embracing and consoling one another.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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With the world’s attention fixed on the war in Iran, Israel is expanding its control over the enclave and killing hundreds more Palestinians while Hamas refuses to disarm as required by the ceasefire agreement.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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Never committing to any one character’s point of view, Balagov and Stepnova’s script freewheels in meandering but mostly disarming fashion between these strands, with an errant storytelling rhythm aptly reflective of lives that are at once static and in perpetually unproductive motion.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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