as in to commend
to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)
They endeared themselves to the whole town.
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Recent Examples of endear
The energy might be off-putting to some, but his undeniable passion and eccentricity endeared him to many of his students.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
For the last 15 years, Pirro has made a name for herself as one of Fox News’s most aggressively conservative pundits, work that has endeared her to the president.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 10 May 2025
The mysteries embedded in the plot are resolved in ways both intellectually satisfying and entertaining, and there’s something both endearing and inspiring in the prickly but growing friendship between Holmes and Watson that translates well from the books.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Admittedly, his total lack of footballing knowledge was borderline endearing at times, and Cruise was never afraid to ask a dumb question — not really a bad quality at all.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 May 2025
For the last 15 years, Pirro has made a name for herself as one of Fox News’s most aggressively conservative pundits, work that has endeared her to the president.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 10 May 2025
The mysteries embedded in the plot are resolved in ways both intellectually satisfying and entertaining, and there’s something both endearing and inspiring in the prickly but growing friendship between Holmes and Watson that translates well from the books.
—Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
Admittedly, his total lack of footballing knowledge was borderline endearing at times, and Cruise was never afraid to ask a dumb question — not really a bad quality at all.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endear
Verb
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In a quote included in Dashlane’s post, the head of the organization behind the FIDO2 standard commended its efforts.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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His directorial debut, Creed III, did well at the box office — a franchise best of $276 million globally — with critics commending it as a promising first Rocky movie without Rocky.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Interlace the fingers of one hand with the toes of the opposite foot and gently massage the bottom of your feet with the thumb of your free hand.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Avoid rubbing or massaging the area because this could spread the toxin throughout your body.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The space agency previously had a $25 billion budget and is crucial to Musk’s rocket business, SpaceX. Isaacman, a pilot who has privately flown to space twice with SpaceX, ingratiated himself with the president by giving $2 million to Trump’s inaugural committee.—
Jonathan Swan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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While that may not last the rest of the season – the Yankees expect Luis Gil back from a lat strain this summer – he’s certainly ingratiated himself.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
Verb
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Becoming a domestic treble winner in Spain to compliment his Euro 2024 and Olympic gold medals for La Roja, Fermin is understandably the subject of interest from further afield.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Straight-leg denim, however, compliments their slender shape.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
4 June 2025
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Lissoni has not erased the building’s soul but coaxed it gently into the present.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The plane was at least five thousand pounds over its normal gross weight, but Earhart had coaxed the Electra into the air with her usual casual daring.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
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June 12, 2025 When Caruso's current team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, clinched the NBA Finals, Johnson was one of the first to take to X and congratulate Caruso.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The program marked its launch yesterday (June 9) at Amazon’s flagship New York City office, Hank, with an event to welcome and congratulate the interns.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Trump has routinely cajoled Jay Powell, the Fed chair, to lower interest rates.—
Grady McGregor,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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June and Mayday were only able to figure out their whereabouts after cajoling Serena into giving out their location.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Public fan voting will take place in two categories this year – urban single or performance of the year and praise and worship song of the year.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
12 June 2025
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The church’s sanctuary was unaffected by the crash, but with the power out, the congregation worshipped outside instead on May 18, Farrow said.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Endear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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