as in to ingratiate
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Newly acquired Green Bay Packers star pass-rusher Micah Parsons wasted no time ingratiating himself into the Packers-Detroit Lions rivalry.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Grieving a twin brother is fundamental to their friendship, and Roman has no idea that Dennis has lied to ingratiate himself into his life.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, Qatar's government did not appear to be placated.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The 49ers were able to reach an agreement with Jennings to placate him for 2025, but he is still slated to hit free agency next offseason.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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They and Chris Pratt would only be photographed with Schwarzenneger without Baena, while Baena had to content himself with just being photographed with his father.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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In theory, the one-on-one message feature presents an easier and faster way for users to share and react (using text or emojis) to content from their friends, parents, or siblings.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
28 Aug. 2025
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Spin-Off and Beyond Holliday’s popularity was so immense (and to potentially appease Linda Lavin), CBS gave her a spinoff, Flo, which ran for two seasons (1980–81) and earned her another Golden Globe nomination.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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What we’ve been taught to call intimacy—caretaking, appeasing, overfunctioning—is just codependency.—
Vanessa Bennett,
SELF,
10 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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Since 1979, the United States has sought to contain or propitiate the regime in Tehran.—
Danielle Pletka,
National Review,
6 Nov. 2023
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Dear God please comfort his family.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dozens of family, friends and coworkers gathered for a vigil outside of Broadbelt’s Miami Gardens home to celebrate her life and comfort each other with food and prayer.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tebow, a new mother, said there are no words to console anyone in this situation.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gerard Powers consoles his 10-year-old stepson who is lying on the couch on board a cruise ship.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The home screen has large buttons for arming and disarming the system, and below that are panels for the lock, the doorbell, any other connected devices, Trusted Neighbor, and Alerts.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Those few words disarmed a multitude of critics at home and abroad who have long accused him of being an authoritarian leader.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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