endeared; endearing; endears
1
: to cause to become beloved or admired
her generosity has endeared her to the public
2
obsolete
: to make higher in cost, value, or estimation
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Unlike other streaming services, Amazon MGM Studios has endeared itself to theater owners by promising to send over a dozen movies to their screens.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Influencers who can use AI to identify audiences and support their strategic efforts will especially endear themselves to brand representatives looking to reach the right audiences on limited budgets.
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—Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
By turns giddy, anxious, and despairing, these poems have endeared him to generations of ordinary readers who find in the tempestuous and ultimately brokenhearted poet a strikingly modern and profoundly accessible figure.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
This holistic approach has endeared her to a diverse audience, many of whom view her as the quintessential internet grandmother.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Influencers who can use AI to identify audiences and support their strategic efforts will especially endear themselves to brand representatives looking to reach the right audiences on limited budgets.
5.
—Ismael El Qudsi, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
By turns giddy, anxious, and despairing, these poems have endeared him to generations of ordinary readers who find in the tempestuous and ultimately brokenhearted poet a strikingly modern and profoundly accessible figure.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
This holistic approach has endeared her to a diverse audience, many of whom view her as the quintessential internet grandmother.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Endear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endear. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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endear
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en·dear
in-ˈdi(ə)r 
: to cause to become dear or beloved
her generosity has endeared her to the public
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