as in flattery
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of endearment
This is how pet names become a trap — when terms of endearment shift from genuine affection to strategic tools.
—
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
It has been brought to the forefront by Jey, who also uses it as a greeting or term of endearment.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025
Through her storytelling and focus on intentional design choices, Markle encourages viewers to consider how their homes reflect their heritage, values, and personal histories, and how to use their spaces to express themselves as well as build connection and endearment with loved ones.
—Britney Porter, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
If nothing else, this little term of endearment doesn't really seem exactly, well, endearing.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for endearment
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
It has been brought to the forefront by Jey, who also uses it as a greeting or term of endearment.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025
Through her storytelling and focus on intentional design choices, Markle encourages viewers to consider how their homes reflect their heritage, values, and personal histories, and how to use their spaces to express themselves as well as build connection and endearment with loved ones.
—Britney Porter, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
If nothing else, this little term of endearment doesn't really seem exactly, well, endearing.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for endearment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endearment
Noun
-
Private Money, Public Breakthroughs To call Saad Bhamla and his seven co-recipients polymaths is more than flattery.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
-
In aggregate, users favored responses full of agreement and flattery.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Finished with butter, this chicken is at home served with Roasted Potatoes, green beans, or old-school Stick of Butter Rice.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
-
In a clip from the 2006 special, the Duggars detail their purchases, which include 24 cans of milk, a case of butter and plenty of burritos.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Irwin politely refused to accept Tonioli and Hough's adulations, crediting it all to his partner.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
-
Liu, for her part, takes this adulation in stride.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
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
-
In some ways, Sacrifice is an entreaty for a return to pure, even blind faith, albeit not of the Christian variety.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
-
Merlin Revenue Solutions didn’t respond to an email entreaty either.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
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
-
People want to hear blandishments about engagement and infrastructure.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Noun
-
The number of reports of online enticement, a category that includes sextortion, grew by more than 300% between 2021 and 2023.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
-
In the Song of Songs (sometimes referred to as the Song of Solomon or the Canticle of Canticles), a poem in the Hebrew Bible about two lovers, the fruit remains connected to beauty, love, and enticement.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Endearment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endearment. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share