as in stroking
to praise too much
a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected
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Recent Examples of massaging
Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Certainly not once the front and rear heated seats and front massaging seats are powered on.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Work it into the fabric by massaging it with the pads of your fingers or by rubbing the fabric against itself.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
First, folks milk venom from snakes by massaging their venom glands into glass containers.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The cabin, meanwhile, retains its excellent 18-way massaging sport seats that are adjustable, heated, and ventilated.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
The multifunction massaging seats stole the show for passengers during our review experience.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
First, the mathematicians would need to prove that their process for massaging the matrix didn’t affect its eigenfunctions too much.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
The reality was hours spent tuning schemas, massaging formats and working with data that was stale before anyone could act on it.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Create some suspense and anticipation by going in slowly, starting with the head and just massaging it slightly with the tip of your tongue.
—Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Certainly not once the front and rear heated seats and front massaging seats are powered on.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Work it into the fabric by massaging it with the pads of your fingers or by rubbing the fabric against itself.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
First, folks milk venom from snakes by massaging their venom glands into glass containers.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 2025
The cabin, meanwhile, retains its excellent 18-way massaging sport seats that are adjustable, heated, and ventilated.
—Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025
The multifunction massaging seats stole the show for passengers during our review experience.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
First, the mathematicians would need to prove that their process for massaging the matrix didn’t affect its eigenfunctions too much.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massaging
Verb
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According to the pages labeled as court exhibits, Priscilla rushed to her daughter’s bedside and was holding her hand, stroking her face, and telling her she was loved as family members gathered.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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No one wants to follow an ego-stroking social media account with zero content value.—
Peter Boyd,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the only reason Oracle is in this position is down to Ellison’s courting of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, which has allowed his company, previously a distinct back-of-the-pack cloud company, to secure a massive stockpile of top-of-the-line Nvidia GPUs.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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More importantly, he’s seen as Kemp’s preferred pick in the race after the governor declined an opportunity to run himself despite much courting from his party.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In fact, constantly praising your Gen Z employees can become impractical and downright exhausting.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The museum was beloved by locals, who left online reviews praising the staff's work and their warm welcome.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead, Murphy drafted a resolution commending the students’ efforts and shared it with them.—
Teri Cadeau,
Twin Cities,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Wallets, coins, and rings are carelessly passed around this little society, and messages are corrupted—from Orsino’s wooing of Olivia, which is accidentally undone by his own go-between, Viola, to the letters that deceive Malvolio.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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That includes the wooing of influencers, who are sometimes paid to preview attractions, attend events and stay at hotels.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Moments earlier, a video had played featuring many of her former teammates, San Diego FC head coach Mikey Varas, and her husband Servando Carrasco with their children, congratulating her on a storied career.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Please join me in congratulating Michael on his new role.—
TIME PR,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is the seduction drawing the ultra rich.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This method of deep fueling is more effective at raising the plasma’s core density compared to puffing gas from the vessel’s edge.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Aug. 2025
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And that’s stirred up more discussions about getting labia puffing or labiaplasty to deal with these effects.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Massaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massaging. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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