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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
Green Bay scored 28 points in the second half – including 21 straight points in the final quarter – to put the result out of reach before a late Steelers touchdown flattered the scoreline, with the Packers winning 35-25.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
And that scoreline probably flatters the Rams, who looked flat from the jump.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Trump’s turn is a welcome shift from years of flattering and incentivizing Putin.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
She was particularly flattered by a recurring nod in Prime Video‘s Overcompensating, which featured a cameo from Fox.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
And that scoreline probably flatters the Rams, who looked flat from the jump.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Trump’s turn is a welcome shift from years of flattering and incentivizing Putin.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
She was particularly flattered by a recurring nod in Prime Video‘s Overcompensating, which featured a cameo from Fox.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatter
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In the waning days of the pandemic, appreciation and recognition came from Los Angeles city and county officials, who, according to posts on Farzam’s Instagram, commended Farzam for operating Covid testing centers and hailed him as a leader and role model.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Praise abounded for the 36-year-old, with three fellow veterans commending Rojas not just for his play, but also for his demeanor.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In a campus culture that prides itself on being bold and contrarian, too many young men see cruelty as courage.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Other things the fine jewelry masters over at James Allen pride themselves on?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her voice, languid and honeyed, can glide over sensual R&B, bouncing reggaetón, shimmering pop or nostalgic jazz.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
16 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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Pop icon Justin Bieber publicly congratulated him, leading to the development of a friendship between the two.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk — who knows a little something about landing a 900 — congratulated Ovechkin on the milestone.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their surfaces demand to be stroked so that fingertips register the contrast between rough concrete and polished terrazzo.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes just stroking the ball to the other field, as Andres Gimenez did to drive in a run, or rolling one through the hole as Addison Barger did for an RBI in that inning, works just as well.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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He is praised by some for policies that fueled rapid economic growth and relative political stability.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Moyes praised the reaction from supporters.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Backstage, various superstars applauded and congratulated him on the win, including Rey Mysterio, Sheamus, and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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The analyst also applauded MP’s track record of execution in the last two years, from restarting its mine to magnet production.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 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 12 Nov. 2025.
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