as in taffy
excessive praise
a junior exec who was laying on the butter so thickly that her colleagues were ready to gag
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Recent Examples of butter
The restaurant that created Bourdain Fries topped with escargot, Pernod, absinthe, butter, and shredded Gruyère?
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Ana Calderone, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Invented by Dubai resident Sarah Hamouda as a pregnancy craving in 2021, its eye-catching filling is a combination of pistachio butter, tahini and kataifi (shredded phyllo).
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Its Butter Blend is made up of plant butters that deliver major moisture.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The brown butter blue crab ravioli is a tough act to follow, too.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ana Calderone, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Invented by Dubai resident Sarah Hamouda as a pregnancy craving in 2021, its eye-catching filling is a combination of pistachio butter, tahini and kataifi (shredded phyllo).
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Its Butter Blend is made up of plant butters that deliver major moisture.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The brown butter blue crab ravioli is a tough act to follow, too.
—Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butter
Noun
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Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Boucher was on the hunt for Abba-Zaba, a chewy taffy bar with a real peanut butter center.—
Jessica Ma,
Sacramento Bee,
20 July 2024
Noun
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Starmer brought flattery and a state visit invitation from King Charles III to soften the ask.—
Zeke Miller,
The Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2025
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Trump must be laughing about Newsom’s obviously insincere flattery and being able to make the governor jump through his hoops.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The film’s non-linear narrative has drawn praise from critics in Spain and abroad.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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Karla Sofía Gascón is singing Conan O'Brien's praises after his Oscars 2025 hosting gig.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2024
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Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2024
Noun
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People in these areas have been advised to avoid outdoor activity, keep windows and doors closed, use an air conditioner or air purifier, avoid using devices that bring in outside air, such as swamp coolers, and avoid other sources of pollution—fireplaces, candles and incense for example.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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It’s mentioned in the Sanskrit epic narrative the Mahābhārata, the Bible, and in several Islamic Hadith, and it's burned as incense by Buddhist monks.—
Sable Yong,
Allure,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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From there, according to the report, the sweet talk quickly moves to messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Google Chat or Telegram.—
Sunny Nagpaul,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2024
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Just in case that gave Reba a leg up, don't let her sweet talk you.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Tall and thin, bordering on gaunt, he was dressed in blue jeans, a flannel shirt, an old Army jacket, work boots, gloves and a blue wool cap.—
Alanna Nash,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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The artist and producer also wore the house’s Stevie Pant with a charcoal cotton cashmere flannel Abbe shirt.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Republicans are offering him a level of adulation that would make Kim Jong Un blush.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trump, of course, also loves the adulation, which was especially true this week as Silicon Valley moguls earned choice seats at Trump’s swearing in after each shelling out seven figures to his inaugural committee.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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