as in to honey
to praise too much
a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected
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Recent Examples of massage
Recipe Tips From The Southern Living Test Kitchen To soften the kale, massage it gently with clean hands before adding it to the dressing mixture.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Step 8: Moisturize Your Hands To finish, apply cuticle oil to the base of your nails and massage it upwards towards the end of your fingertips.
—Katie McBroom, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
For best results, apply the serum every day, gently massaging it into the skin and leaving it on.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Your beloved can apply it day and night, massaging it in circular motions on his face.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Step 8: Moisturize Your Hands To finish, apply cuticle oil to the base of your nails and massage it upwards towards the end of your fingertips.
—Katie McBroom, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
For best results, apply the serum every day, gently massaging it into the skin and leaving it on.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Your beloved can apply it day and night, massaging it in circular motions on his face.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage
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
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The team demonstrated the robotic arm both gently stroking an egg (without the HeTRM) and cracking the shell (with the HeTRM).—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the video, Linn holds Willow in her arms, scratches behind his ears and strokes his face.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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For all of the conversation late last year analyzing how quickly Sporting KC might be able to shuffle the chairs — or even Vermes praising the way his team played Wednesday — a swap at striker, a swap in the mentality at striker, transcends everything else.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Trump administration has praised Musk's effort, and indicated far more is on the way.—
Andre Tartar Bloomberg News (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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From one Canadian to another, and one 6-foot-6, 220-pound statue to another, Pronger congratulated Parayko on his gold medal at the 4 Nations Face-Off.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Van Ness made one lucky fan smile after congratulating her on her engagement to her girlfriend after her parents didn't.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Damien Terrazas remembers how his mother’s face puffed up the first time her boyfriend hit her.—
Shelly Bradbury,
The Denver Post,
9 Feb. 2025
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United huffed and puffed in their attempts to find an equaliser but rarely threatened to score.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Massage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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