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
That, plus a golden iPhone (or key to the city) and a bit of flattery, should do the trick.
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Ravi Gupta, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Hadley learned that Vintilla had been working as a restaurant hostess in London when Andrew connected with her on Instagram and began bombarding her with flattery.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
During a May staff meeting, CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the flattery route.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
Luckily, the heaps of flattery didn't go to his head.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
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Ravi Gupta, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Hadley learned that Vintilla had been working as a restaurant hostess in London when Andrew connected with her on Instagram and began bombarding her with flattery.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
During a May staff meeting, CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the flattery route.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026
Luckily, the heaps of flattery didn't go to his head.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flattery
Noun
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The school system received significant state and national praise for improved test scores.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
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Florida’s Risk Protection Order law was never designed to win praise from gun-safety advocates.—
Christopher Carita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Trump seemed to enjoy the adulation.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Players sprinted to that corner and soaked up the adulation before taking a ceremonial victory lap around the field.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The trick went down well with the Swansea supporters and earned a League Two footballer wider acclaim.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
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The group went on to earn national and international acclaim before its swaggering leader, Country Dick Montana, died on stage midway through a 1995 show in Whistler, Canada.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Wong says her journey has been rooted in a fundamental adoration for the pure impact of cuisine and the need to never forget the flavors that carved her family's path to their future.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The feverish adoration of kolaches, originally a Czech creation brought to Texas by immigrants, is no coincidence at the historic Pearl.—
Colleen McNally Arnett,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Watch an encounter full of sweet talk, gaslighting and tension here.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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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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“Flattery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flattery. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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