endeared

verb

Definition of endearednext
past tense of endear
as in worshiped
to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something) They endeared themselves to the whole town.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeared
  1. commended
  2. complimented
  3. coaxed
  4. congratulated
Verb
  • After reminding me of this quote, Grantham commended Prince, kind of.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Many social media comments, meanwhile, commended Baldoni's promotional message for viewers to always have hope.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of commended
Verb
  • Hawaii Honolulu City Lights is a month-long event within this city, and it is complimented by holiday trees and other decorations and special night themes.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The Herald reported that a federal judge recently complimented Shaprio for cooperating with law enforcement in the return of $40 million dollars related to his crime.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of complimented
Verb
  • The Oscar-winning actor retired from acting in 1999 and concentrated on music but was coaxed back into acting by Martin Scorsese to appear in his 2019 movie for Netflix, The Irishman, alongside Robert De Niro.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • His parents coaxed his singing dream.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of coaxed
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  • When the outcome was sealed, players formed a pile on the court as the coaches congratulated each other under a storm of confetti resembling snowflakes, some doing angels.
    Gary B. Graves, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Sunni groups that Iran supports, congratulated the Syrian rebels of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist group, on their victory over Assad.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of congratulated
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