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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
So rather than being flattered by compliments, the host would suspect that the guest might attempt to steal the chef.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Mirrors that learn to flatter, to predict, to erase the parts of humanity that don’t fit neatly inside a probabilistic model.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Why were these women not flattered by his willingness to kill for them?
—Judy Berman, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Their opponents struggled with it throughout and in the end, the 1-0 defeat, with Enzo Fernandez scoring the winner, flattered Ange Postecoglou’s side.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Mirrors that learn to flatter, to predict, to erase the parts of humanity that don’t fit neatly inside a probabilistic model.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Why were these women not flattered by his willingness to kill for them?
—Judy Berman, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Their opponents struggled with it throughout and in the end, the 1-0 defeat, with Enzo Fernandez scoring the winner, flattered Ange Postecoglou’s side.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatter
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Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tony Botti commended Slaton’s resilience and survival skills, saying this is the longest stretch of time he’s seen someone go missing and come out alive.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The result was Shelton's album which dropped on Friday, May 9. Fallon, 50, commended Malone's range of being able to sing across genres, and Shelton said that Malone should stick with country.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Can a platform that prides itself on rules and fighting bots truly capture the zeitgeist of a market that often glorifies anonymous founders and treats rug-pulls as a cost of doing business?—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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The Warriors dictated the rules of engagement on the Wolves’ home floor, not a great look for a team that prides itself on bringing the fight to its opponent.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
8 May 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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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also congratulated Albanese and said the two countries' defence collaboration, including AUKUS, and support for Ukraine, would grow.—
Kirsty Needham,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Several fan accounts dedicated to the Grammy nominee shared a video of a Times Square billboard congratulating the singer on her Lifetimes tour, which launched on April 23 in Mexico City.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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But at the moment that Prima completed the unravelling of the braid and stroked her fingers through to the ends of her hair, Heiss stopped speaking.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The singer announced the news on his Instagram with a video of himself and his newborn daughter, holding his baby girl's hand and sweetly stroking her fingers.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Like several Republicans, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee praised Kennedy for his work promoting healthy foods.—
Amanda Seitz,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile over at Rolling Stone, David Fear praises the film for staying true to the series’ gentle, eccentric tone that never fails to be filled with empathy.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Tech industry experts like Titania Jordan, the Chief Marketing Officer for Bark Technologies, a parental controls company that helps families keep their kids safe online and in real life, agrees with and applauds Sandy Hook Promise for taking this approach.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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Thousands of users commented on the clip, many of whom applauded Liberty for always carrying the essentials.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 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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He’s overpraised of course.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Mar. 2023
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“Flatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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