as in praise
excessive praise
a talk show host who is known for charming her guests with disingenuous flattery
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Recent Examples of flattery
There is a subtle line between flattery and being creepy.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the best and most admiring of these Mann-handlers is, by a huge margin, 2018’s Den of Thieves.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
And in this bareknuckle world of corporate executive leadership, Zuckerberg and the like have little choice but to spin up some flattery and lay it on thick.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
Imitation is no longer the most sincere form of flattery.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flattery
Noun
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While many TikTok-viral fragrances fade into obscurity, Golden Rule has maintained its momentum through genuine word-of-mouth praise.—
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But the effect is that praise loses its meaning, and criticism gets diluted to the point of uselessness.—
Noun
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In a large bowl beat butter with a mixer on medium 30 seconds.—
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Instead of frozen pieces or chunks of cookie, Li and his team wound up developing a fudge-like cookie butter that can be swirled into a Frosty.—
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Have we been conditioned only to uncover these scammers for the sake of the adulation of faceless commenters?—
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That adulation reflects public anger over health care, said Nsikan Akpan, managing editor for Think Global Health, a publication that explores health issues at the Council on Foreign Relations.—
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Janis overcomes significant obstacles – embezzlement, record industry misogyny, homophobia, and heartbreak – to find love and produce an indelible body of searingly honest songs that earned her a devoted following and critical acclaim.—
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With the acclaim came the spotlight; tabloids obsessed over her string of high-profile relationships, personal traumas, and health issues.—
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Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.—
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This is the rare instance when the love of a player was on the same level, if not greater, than the adoration for the team.—
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From there, according to the report, the sweet talk quickly moves to messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Google Chat or Telegram.—
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Just in case that gave Reba a leg up, don't let her sweet talk you.—
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“Flattery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flattery. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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