endeared (to)

past tense of endear (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeared (to)
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
Verb
  • William Carter, a criminal investigator for the department, highlighted how a fight broke out at the skating rink in June, where an officer was nearly disarmed.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • But many social media users aren’t appeased, with some calling to dismantle JICA entirely, or voicing distrust of the organization’s statements.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
  • One person who knows both sides well wonders if the NBA might risk a lawsuit if Dolan is not appeased in some way, or if MSG Networks goes bankrupt.
    Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • On Wednesday, Qatar's government did not appear to be placated.
    Mariam Khan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Particularly if he is not placated in the market.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The royal famously consoled Czech tennis player Jana Novotná following her loss at the tournament in 1993.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Members of Montoya's family who attended the hearing wore shirts featuring a picture of him, and at times consoled each other as Aguilar stood before them.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Black women mourn her loss and grapple with the realities of a capitalist system that devalues our lives and labor, we are comforted by the legacy Assata Shakur leaves behind.
    Essence, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
  • After Susannah’s funeral, a struggling Belly sees Conrad being comforted by a female friend.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some Boxtown community members are pacified by this idea.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Choi’s suggestions haven’t mollified Young Poong and MBK Partners.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Netanyahu has mollified his overexuberant colleagues on the right mostly by acquiescing to their demands in the domestic sphere.
    Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2018
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“Endeared (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeared%20%28to%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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