as in praise
excessive praise
a talk show host who is known for charming her guests with disingenuous flattery
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Recent Examples of flattery
What one longed to know was what Redford, a smart and reflective soul, made of such honeyed flattery.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Private Money, Public Breakthroughs To call Saad Bhamla and his seven co-recipients polymaths is more than flattery.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In aggregate, users favored responses full of agreement and flattery.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
So what could these CEOs do, instead of flattery and humiliation?
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Private Money, Public Breakthroughs To call Saad Bhamla and his seven co-recipients polymaths is more than flattery.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In aggregate, users favored responses full of agreement and flattery.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
So what could these CEOs do, instead of flattery and humiliation?
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flattery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flattery
Noun
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Irwin remains a top contender in Season 34, earning early praise from judge Derek Hough and tying for the highest score in Week 1.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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This could look like public recognition, unexpected praise from a boss or an opportunity to showcase your talents in a way that feels new and exciting.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Elementary school students are brought to the Stranahan House to learn about pioneer life, ring the old ferry bell, make butter, play with pioneer-style toys and go on scavenger hunts.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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Harris Teeter, based in North Carolina, initiated a voluntary recall of its Cinnamon Texas Toast and Asiago Texas Toast on September 11 after discovering that cheese and butter - which contain milk - were not listed as ingredients.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Putin was portrayed as an unsightly troll, who, by an act of magic—a spell cast by the puppet version of Boris Berezovsky, the magnate who helped engineer his rise to the Presidency—comes to appear beautiful and virtuous, the subject of great adulation and deference.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Irwin politely refused to accept Tonioli and Hough's adulations, crediting it all to his partner.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite his global acclaim, Krasznahorkai remains a private figure, describing writing as an intensely personal act.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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From Sony Music Vision, Bazmark and Authentic Studios, the film debuted in official selection at the Toronto Film Festival to critical acclaim.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Li described herself as having a lifelong suspicion of all forms of emotional melodrama, stemming from her experience as a child in China listening to propagandist operas, in which singers made extravagant claims of adoration and allegiance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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From his many, many jobs to his love and adoration of his mother, Kirk was one of a kind.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Don’t fall for compliments that don’t feel genuine, and don’t be afraid to confront whatever’s beneath someone’s sweet talk.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The odds are that such sweet talk is going to inevitably run out or at least be intermittent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Flattery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flattery. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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