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Recent Examples of endearment
Daley’s mother even made a pot of jam to give to Doherty and brought it to Jamaica with him to give as a present — which Doherty said is a gesture of endearment among the Scots.
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
By the end of the film, a running joke where Resident 5B, due to his thick Danish accent, cannot say Aurora’s name properly becomes a term of endearment between the two, who form a new family from the broken pieces of their own.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Bubba, by the way, was a term of endearment Buffett’s bandmates and friends used around him.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Auntie is a term of endearment, a reference to the mom-aged woman young people like being around.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
By the end of the film, a running joke where Resident 5B, due to his thick Danish accent, cannot say Aurora’s name properly becomes a term of endearment between the two, who form a new family from the broken pieces of their own.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Bubba, by the way, was a term of endearment Buffett’s bandmates and friends used around him.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Auntie is a term of endearment, a reference to the mom-aged woman young people like being around.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endearment
Noun
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These evocations of the French master in a daily newspaper are not the stuff of flattery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The flattery must forever escalate and grow more fawning, until every follower’s dignity is shorn away.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Once cooked, transfer the meat to a plate and cook your eggs in the residual fat left in the pan instead of butter.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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The lobster with garlic butter, parsley, and saffron risotto is mandatory.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Another, almost entirely fictive identity would afford him freedom and adulation.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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When he was finally called to the microphone, Rubio began what has become a familiar routine, offering Trump the kind of adulation that is ordinarily reserved for heroes.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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According to Gaiani, drinking or using drugs before social situations is a major sign that your teen may be using alcohol to cope with fawning and to feel more comfortable or confident.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The entreaties have often fallen flat; the Klaxon can only be sounded so many times before it’s ignored, and, for most people, more prosaic issues govern their daily existence.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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That decision was prompted in no small part by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s entreaties to Trump.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Don’t fall for compliments that don’t feel genuine, and don’t be afraid to confront whatever’s beneath someone’s sweet talk.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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The odds are that such sweet talk is going to inevitably run out or at least be intermittent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Impressed by the senator’s blandishments, the egoistic journalist argues military strategy and then faces a moment of conscience.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 May 2023
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People want to hear blandishments about engagement and infrastructure.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Noun
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The enticement of a big transfer at the club level and all that a big move represents — growth, a new challenge, a bigger stage and (of course) more money — can sometimes be at conflict with the realities on the international stage.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Food trails from the Cajun Boudin Trail to the Louisiana Hot Sauce Trail link the city, providing a tasty enticement for visitors to delve deeper.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Endearment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endearment. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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