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fawner

noun

as in fan

a person who flatters another in order to get ahead having surrounded himself with fawners who gave him only good news, the governor had no idea of the true state of affairs

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Noun

Other attractions include the Karen Blixen Museum (for Out of Africa fans) and shopping.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
But even those fans of her socially clumsy and feverishly party-planning mayor’s assistant Patricia on that series may not be prepared for her soulful, wrenching work in Mike Leigh’s latest film.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of fan

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Under Homelander’s rule, spineless toadies like The Deep would be the only remaining followers.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
His embrace of Trump‘s endorsement and refusal to admit that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election expose him as a toady.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Definition of toady

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Having been given countless opportunities to make their names in history as the conscience of the GOP, the six members of Arkansas' congressional delegation chose for the past decade to instead be Trump sycophants.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
For its sycophants, LIV Golf was a new flavor in the vanilla world of professional golf.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sycophant

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Also in attendance was Thirstin Howl III, credited as the founder of the Lo Lifes, a group of Polo devotees established in Brooklyn in the late 1980s, and co-author of Bury Me with the Lo On.

— Zachary Weiss, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
The Sikh Parade, first held in 1980, is set to begin Sunday morning with a procession led by a float carrying the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy scripture, followed by thousands of devotees, according to the event’s website.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of devotee

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Rarely has a president been surrounded by such an array of toadies and lickspittles, operating beyond their competence in an atmosphere of organizational chaos.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
Firmly in control of the nation’s massive federal apparatus, MAGA and its Republican lickspittles in Congress have thrived on chaos.

— Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026

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