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as in to commend
to praise too much
the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity
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Recent Examples of flatter
There are many ways to flatter your natural curves that do not involve a body-con dress.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Alexander wanted to meet her and she was flattered.
—Ana Claudia Chacin and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Youthful lips tend to have substantial volume and turn up naturally at the corners, meaning the best strategy for flattering them often comes down to a good signature lip color.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flatter
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Alexander wanted to meet her and she was flattered.
—Ana Claudia Chacin and, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Youthful lips tend to have substantial volume and turn up naturally at the corners, meaning the best strategy for flattering them often comes down to a good signature lip color.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flatter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatter
Verb
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Following news of her move, members of the MAGA community took to X, formerly Twitter, to commend O'Donnell.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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That is why the Heat should be commended for not only bringing Seikaly back for Adebayo’s moment, but should be encouraged to make such appearances more than the exception.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Considering the 49ers prided themselves on defense mainly to reach two Super Bowls in five years, losing multiple defenders puts them in a tough situation moving forward.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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This may be partly due to culture differences — the French film industry likes to pride itself on being harder to shock than its counterparts in the U.S. — but also reflects a difference in the competition.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2024
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Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.—
Selene Yeager,
Health,
24 Feb. 2024
Verb
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Stafford walked up to the podium, congratulated the team on its season and expressed his sympathy to those families in attendance who had been impacted by the Eaton fire that roared through Pasadena in January.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
5 Mar. 2025
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Knight’s sympathetic response is interrupted when Rhonda (Kathy Searle), Briarwood's exuberant security guard, rolls up in her golf cart to congratulate the pair on getting back together.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Once, at a zoo, she and her children had been invited to stroke a boa constrictor.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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On the ensuing point, Medvedev ended a rally by stroking a two-handed backhand wide, bringing Tien to match point.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Goswami praised her collaborators but also thanked the AFA academy — and herself.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Mar. 2025
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On the first day of two historically peak spring-break weekends, crowds were minuscule and families praised the quiet streets.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Advocates for a death-row inmate in Louisiana have applauded a federal judge's decision to halt his execution using nitrogen gas.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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If this movie plays some small part in destigmatizing middle-aged female sexuality, that’s worth applauding.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Know-nothings pretend that Schrader’s Bressonian mannerisms reveal the spiritual depths of contemporary crisis, when, in fact, Master Gardener repeats the same social-collapse paranoia that made secular reviewers overpraise the religious, racial, suicide-bomber topics of First Reformed.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 May 2023
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He’s overpraised of course.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Mar. 2023
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“Flatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatter. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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