endeared (to)

Definition of endeared (to)next
past tense of endear (to)
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Verb
  • By summer 2024, Ferro – who had already stolen more than $5 million of bitcoin from a victim in Texas, according to the department – had ingratiated himself with racketeering ring leaders and offered his residential burglary services for future ring operations.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 8 May 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
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
  • Historically, lodgings outside the capital have contented themselves with hosting the budget-conscious backpacker crowd.
    John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Israel is preventing major rehabilitation efforts until Hamas is disarmed.
    Anas Baba, NPR, 6 May 2026
  • The United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 also required that Hezbollah be disarmed following the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Both agencies appeased a murderer.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There also are a lot of people who need to be appeased to put the show together, so some habits are going to die harder than others.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With Brown placated, Newsom is sworn in as a supervisor.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But that hasn’t placated Johnson critics who are looking to capitalize on openings to check the mayor’s budget team.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • She was later seen in tears, being consoled by FBI director Kash Patel.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • All life is precious and must be honored; families need to be loved and consoled.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • How Animal Lovers Can Help For readers who have ever bottle-fed a baby animal, comforted a frightened pet or simply paused to watch a deer step out of the woods at dusk, Forest’s story is a familiar kind of heartbreak — and a familiar kind of hope.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Boys and girls are both primed to pay attention to human faces and voices, which, after all, belong to those who will keep them fed, safe and comforted.
    Lise Eliot, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Endeared (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeared%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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