endeared (to)

Definition of endeared (to)next
past tense of endear (to)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeared (to)
Verb
  • Salary and stock are not the only ways Southern Company has ingratiated itself with Moniz.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
  • While Carter is getting ingratiated into defensive coordinator Shane Bowen's schemes, edge rusher Brian Burns is having a marvelous season for New York.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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
  • His infectious personality and good looks have won over a few of the ladies and disarmed many of the men.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Uncertainty has lingered about the post-war governance of Gaza and security in the territory if the group is disarmed.
    Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The district appeased the coaches enough to avoid a boycott — but a silent protest still took shape.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The lie, at last, appeased him.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Faced with a skeptical Supreme Court and a restless voter base that cannot be placated by unfunded rebates that are unlikely to materialize anyway, the administration appears poised to let the air out of its trade war.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
  • But whether lawmakers and regulators will be placated by industry self-regulation is a bet in and of itself.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As the ball sailed wide right to secure the Pittsburgh Steelers’ pulsating and division-clinching 26-24 win, Loop bowed his head and stuffed his hands inside his face mask before being consoled by holder Jordan Stout.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Sanchez’s grieving family members consoled each other behind crime scene tape in front of the Goodwill store.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Despite years of rebuilding ahead, Escalante is comforted by having her family back in Pacific Palisades.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Angela Peterson photographed Sheena Scarbrough being comforted after her daughter’s killer was found guilty.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Unfree people can sometimes be more easily pacified if their incomes are rising and opportunities for their children are expanding.
    Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The Gators raced out to a 13-7 lead against the Bulldogs after two quarters, but fans were not pacified by the product on the field.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Endeared (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeared%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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