as in to ingratiate
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Netanyahu, perhaps seeking to ingratiate himself to his host, praised Trump’s efforts.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Critics have said, however, that the mayor may have attempted to ingratiate himself with Trump for assistance in the case, potentially even a pardon.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Zelenskyy’s remarks — an apparent attempt to placate Trump — came in a social media post on X, hours after the White House announced a pause in military aid to Ukraine that is critical to fighting Russia’s invasion.—
TIME,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Well, even some of your Republican allies are puzzled by the steps President Trump has taken to placate Vladimir Putin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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The algorithm reacts more favorably to content with babies and toddlers, with that content generally performing better than content featuring older children.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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While other conservative youth groups had contented themselves with offering up celebrity speakers, Kirk’s group was training and even funding student-government candidates, as a kind of PAC for youngsters.—
Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Catch up quick: Stripe tender offers are becoming an annual event as the company seeks to appease employees while continuing to delay an IPO.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The days of appeasing regimes that are hostile to the United States, coddling dictators, and sidelining our national security interests are over.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Since 1979, the United States has sought to contain or propitiate the regime in Tehran.—
Danielle Pletka,
National Review,
6 Nov. 2023
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Both the sirens and Proteus know much, if not all, that has happened upon the face of the earth, but whereas the sirens sing their song unbidden while taking the hearer’s life in return, Proteus under compulsion tells the hearer the proper animal sacrifice to offer to propitiate the gods.—
Marina Warner,
The New York Review of Books,
27 May 2021
Verb
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But Banks, 51, is comforted by the chaos surrounding her.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Feb. 2025
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This is really just, across America, giving folks that maybe feel a lot of despair across this first month an outlet to feel heard and understood and comforted by like-minded individuals.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Host Drew Carey was quick to console him, holding his hand as the crowd cheered.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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While the footage provided little context, the rapper was seen consoling her.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The father was knocked to the ground and disarmed during the fight, before his son picked up the gun.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ask them to tell you more to disarm defensiveness and foster trust, making even the prickliest clients feel heard, respected and ultimately satisfied.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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