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as in to commend
to praise too much
the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity
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Recent Examples of flatter
Make no mistake, though — this isn’t just any lip gloss but a tinted one, whose 12-hour hydration is complemented by buildable, complexion-flattering color.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
There is nothing like a flop, because a flop flatters us.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
These flare jeans look like the flattering pair Cindy Crawford wore while out in Los Angeles earlier this year, and more than 2,500 Amazon shoppers have given them a five-star rating.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
It’s packed with luxe sweaters, dresses, pants, and more that flatter smaller frames while looking stylish.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
There is nothing like a flop, because a flop flatters us.
—Will Leitch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
These flare jeans look like the flattering pair Cindy Crawford wore while out in Los Angeles earlier this year, and more than 2,500 Amazon shoppers have given them a five-star rating.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
It’s packed with luxe sweaters, dresses, pants, and more that flatter smaller frames while looking stylish.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatter
Verb
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Stern later commended Winfrey's charitable work elsewhere in the episode.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The senators commended the agency’s recent commitment to conduct a safety review of mifepristone, but said the agency did not need to wait for the results to act.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
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The starting quarterback has been injured for virtually all of the season, there’s been a revolving door at wide receiver, the defense has zero interceptions and an offense that prides itself on running the ball hasn’t scored a rushing touchdown.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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For a company that has prided itself on organizational stability throughout Cook’s tenure, the simultaneous departure of multiple senior executives marks a significant shift.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2024
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Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.—
Selene Yeager,
Health,
24 Feb. 2024
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As commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the microphone to congratulate the Las Vegas Aces and crown them the WNBA champions, fans in Phoenix drowned out her message with relentless booing.—
Shannon Ryan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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One attendee in the crowd was even spotted giving the middle finger while Engelbert spoke to congratulate the Aces.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Ohtani stroked a triple into the right field corner in his first at-bat Thursday and scored on Mookie Betts’ double.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Tigers tied the game in the eighth when Spencer Torkelson stroked a two-run double off reliever Matt Brash, who wound up getting the win.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The bills were also praised by animal rights organizations; the governor also signed a bill this week to ban the declawing of cats in the state.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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While praising Keaton as a performer, Meyers, who wrote Baby Boom and the Father of the Bride films and wrote and directed Something’s Gotta Give, looked back on their close working relationship.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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The American president was in his element, often departing from prepared remarks in an address that extended for an hour in front of a crowd that was more than happy to applaud at every pause.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Many others applauded the boys for thinking of their safety first.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The result is sometimes overpraising, overprotection, and overindulging children, mixing emotional intensity with economic privilege in ways that breed entitlement.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Know-nothings pretend that Schrader’s Bressonian mannerisms reveal the spiritual depths of contemporary crisis, when, in fact, Master Gardener repeats the same social-collapse paranoia that made secular reviewers overpraise the religious, racial, suicide-bomber topics of First Reformed.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 May 2023
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“Flatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatter. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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