as in flattery
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Recent Examples of endearment
Whiting has posted dozens of comments on fan pages — along with terms and emojis of endearment— about the singer.
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Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Isabel Molina-Guzman, a professor in Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said the term wasn’t always necessarily directly about skin color for her family, but was frequently used as a term of endearment with people of all shades.
—Maya Brown, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
The same was said about endearments as a mere expression of innocent masculine appreciation, not to be taken seriously.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
Therefore, should the use of endearments in impersonal situations be considered innocent?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
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Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
Growing up in Puerto Rico, Isabel Molina-Guzman, a professor in Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said the term wasn’t always necessarily directly about skin color for her family, but was frequently used as a term of endearment with people of all shades.
—Maya Brown, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
The same was said about endearments as a mere expression of innocent masculine appreciation, not to be taken seriously.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
Therefore, should the use of endearments in impersonal situations be considered innocent?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endearment
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Imitation is no longer the most sincere form of flattery.Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some crypto insiders hailed it as a sign that their pressure was working; others dismissed it as pre-election false flattery.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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The cookies are tender and made with real butter, and the tart jam is not too sweet.Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
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Start by melting a stick of butter with either cocoa powder or unsweetened baker's chocolate.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dwight basking in the adulation of his band of misfits, all of whom adore him for being so adorable.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, no one is more preoccupied with such star power than Donald Trump himself, who basks in the adulation and approval of luminaries who support him and regularly lashes out at those who don’t.Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Otherwise, do your best to ignore their entreaties and build your life with your husband based on your plans, not their projections.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
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But despite a new gold plaque crediting Wetzel and entreaties to Landover, the Daines blockade remains.Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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People want to hear blandishments about engagement and infrastructure.Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
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A certain amount of sycophancy toward the more bizarre elements of the coalition is also common.Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Other tests showed that models can show what’s called a sycophancy bias — the tendency of an LLM to backpedal on a correct answer to please the user.Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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The economist has won praise from US President-elect Donald Trump, whose government efficiency tsars, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appear keen to replicate his budget cuts in the United States.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Although his nominee for Labor secretary has won bipartisan praise and has a pro-labor track record, Trump’s threats to deport millions, impose tariffs and weaken worker protections have left many in the labor movement wary of what his time in office will bring.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Endearment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endearment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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