as in to ingratiate
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His efforts to ingratiate himself with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have brought the war no closer to an end.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025 -
Here are seven tips for ingratiating yourself to editors—and mastering the publishing game.—
Jennifer Fernandez,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2025
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So the girls resolve to have a hunt and placate the wilderness.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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So how would the AI CEO placate Elliott Investment Management, which wanted to eliminate the open seating and free bag policies and was accused by Southwest leaders of failing to constructively engage with the reworking of corporate policies.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
4 Apr. 2025
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His successors must do without such yarns, and content themselves with shards of talk scattered to the breeze.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Apr. 2025
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External actuators were preferred in the early days of self-driving ground vehicles, when even the military, with all its resources, contented itself by grafting control technology onto existing vehicles, probably those that were ready for the scrap heap.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Dec. 2015
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Just as the elites proved weak, so too did the international order, as shown by the number of countries eager to appease or function as if all is normal.—
Robert Williams,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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No, De Bruyne will probably end up at a club looking for a quick one-year fix, with an owner who is happy to make a high-earning vanity signing in an attempt to distract and appease long-suffering supporters after yet another poor season.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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What’s On the Menu The Official Kentucky Derby 151 On-Track Food Menu delivers a mix of Southern staples and polished showstoppers—dishes that are comforting, upscale, and built to last through long race-day service.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Not only are flags placed at every grave, as is done here, but the army assigns a soldier to stand by each grave to comfort the family and to honor their memory.—
Rabbi Steve Roth,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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Erickson, the show’s first openly autistic player, opened this week’s episode by consoling Kinne’s ally, substance abuse counselor Mary Zheng.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were visibly in sync and deeply engaged throughout the event, taking their time with each parent, offering comfort and consoling those in tears.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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This is the peace of the Risen Christ, an unarmed and disarming peace, humble and persevering.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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This is the peace of the Risen Christ, an unarmed peace and a disarming peace, humble and persevering.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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