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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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Best external devices for baby gas relief This device can be placed on a hurting tummy or secured around the baby’s midsection with a band that contains a small massaging device.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
My goal in my team building is to eliminate as many weekly lineup decisions as possible, but the player pool, injuries, matchups, and underperformance invite week-to-week massaging of all positions.
—Shawn Childs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Slowly work your hands up toward your rib bones and continue massaging straight across your abdomen and down to the left hip bone.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
But a talent for massaging egos is the most desirable strength.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Just be sure to dilute it with a carrier oil like coconut or almond oil before massaging it into sore spots.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
These ads showed images of tractors, mountains of blueberries and a man’s hands massaging a clump of dirt, each segment highlighting a different part of the industry.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Some people might allege conspiracy — that someone inside the agency is massaging numbers.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Options like massaging seats and a third row are also available.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
New to Xcel is Celebrity’s first-ever Hydra Room, a warm, bubbling pool with massaging jets and heated lounge chairs, that compliments the Thermal Suite’s other therapeutic experiences, including steam and an ocean view sauna.
—Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
Noun
Some of the more common extra therapies are basic massaging and scents, which are intended to promote relaxation.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Best external devices for baby gas relief This device can be placed on a hurting tummy or secured around the baby’s midsection with a band that contains a small massaging device.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
My goal in my team building is to eliminate as many weekly lineup decisions as possible, but the player pool, injuries, matchups, and underperformance invite week-to-week massaging of all positions.
—Shawn Childs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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
Verb
Some of that could use massaging, especially in a second act that is somewhat less secure.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Slowly work your hands up toward your rib bones and continue massaging straight across your abdomen and down to the left hip bone.
—Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
But a talent for massaging egos is the most desirable strength.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Just be sure to dilute it with a carrier oil like coconut or almond oil before massaging it into sore spots.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
These ads showed images of tractors, mountains of blueberries and a man’s hands massaging a clump of dirt, each segment highlighting a different part of the industry.
—Carolina Abbott Galvão, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Some people might allege conspiracy — that someone inside the agency is massaging numbers.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
Options like massaging seats and a third row are also available.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
New to Xcel is Celebrity’s first-ever Hydra Room, a warm, bubbling pool with massaging jets and heated lounge chairs, that compliments the Thermal Suite’s other therapeutic experiences, including steam and an ocean view sauna.
—Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for massaging
Noun
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And his courting of white nationalists and antisemites changed the face of the party.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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With the courting process complete, Harbaugh is now tasked with turning around the beleaguered franchise that has made just two playoff appearances over the past 12 years and not made it past the divisional round.—
Stephen Whyno,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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She was later reunited with her dog, stroking him in stunned silence before being taken to the hospital.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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At one point Eliot entered the TV room and found Abby with her head on Claire’s lap, Claire stroking her hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Paxton’s campaign began airing an ad Friday that features video clips of Trump praising Paxton and images of them together.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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After praising Dreher for 10 minutes, Vance invited him onstage.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bradley Beal, DeMar DeRozan, Donovan Mitchell, Damian Lillard and Kevin Durant — twice — all have been linked to Heat pursuits in recent years, none of the wooing reaching fruition.—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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And Mike's wooing was not initially reciprocated – Claire was married, divorcing her first husband, Rachel and Dayna's father, when Dayna was a baby.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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That was the closest the 2026 DGA speeches came to being political outside of union support, with directors Coogler and Safdie both commending the insurance the guild provides (particularly as each director has a child that is currently sick).—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
8 Feb. 2026
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His teammates rallied behind him — including Sakamoto, men’s short program winner Yuma Kagiyama (who bested Malinin with a truly exceptional showing) and pairs favorites Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara — commending the rock solid performance.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the seductions of ChatGPT are hard to resist, and Marsicano noted that the college has seen an increase in code violations due to AI.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Malinin was magnanimous afterward, hugging and congratulating surprise gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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While Sweetpea and Ed Burgess were busy congratulating themselves for securing Tony Day’s damning eyewitness account of Tender’s fraudulence, Whitney threatened his man in Africa back into the fold.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Varied scenes include a video of smokestacks in the unmistakable soft light of a Beijing winter, the artist puffing cigarettes as a Lazy Susan spins leisurely with dishes and a bottle of Nongfu Spring, a local mineral water brand; and a robot getting out of an elevator.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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This whiskey can, of course, be enjoyed without puffing on a cigar—that part of the ritual is completely optional—but it was made very intentionally by master blender Nancy Fraley and master distiller John Schrepel.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2025
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