as in appeased
often disapproving
to gain favor or approval for (yourself) by doing or saying things that people like
She has tried to ingratiate herself with voters by promising a tax cut.
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Recent Examples of ingratiated
While Carter is getting ingratiated into defensive coordinator Shane Bowen's schemes, edge rusher Brian Burns is having a marvelous season for New York.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Though Devil in Disguise does depict some of Gacy’s murders in bloody and brutal fashion, the sequences don’t linger on the trauma, instead spending more time on how Gacy ingratiated himself with the police and played off the era’s homophobia.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
From the start, Hamilton ingratiated himself with Eliza’s sisters, especially Angelica.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Though Devil in Disguise does depict some of Gacy’s murders in bloody and brutal fashion, the sequences don’t linger on the trauma, instead spending more time on how Gacy ingratiated himself with the police and played off the era’s homophobia.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
From the start, Hamilton ingratiated himself with Eliza’s sisters, especially Angelica.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingratiated
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Since the beginning of this administration, Silicon Valley’s biggest bosses have appeased the president, capitulating to his every whim — agreeing to pay export taxes, giving away equity to the government, defunding schools for Latino students and ending diversity programs.—
Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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During the walkabout, William stopped for selfies, consoled a woman who appeared to have injured her hand and chatted with locals, sometimes with the help of a translator.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Even Trackhouse team owner Justin Marks, who in one moment consoled Chastain and in the next celebrated with race winner and road-racing-wonder Shane van Gisbergen, weighed in on the last-lap debacle.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sioux writes that none of the other girls or moms comforted her, and instead, some of the mothers said Sioux and Frazier brought this on themselves by not having Miller manage her.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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That feeling of being safely enveloped, comforted, and held stayed with him.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Ingratiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingratiated. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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