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Recent Examples of endearment
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.
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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
Named Joon, after a Farsi term of endearment, the line emerged from the countless custom requests Karimi had fielded from male clients over the years.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
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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
Named Joon, after a Farsi term of endearment, the line emerged from the countless custom requests Karimi had fielded from male clients over the years.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endearment
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And if one of the two people who could be president is both vindictive and susceptible to flattery — and in charge of appointing people who decide how to spend billions in federal contracts — why not butter him up a little bit?Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2024
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White columnists wrote him open letters, processing their own feelings about race, alternating between flattery and belligerence.Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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In a Dutch oven, heat the oil, butter, bouillon base, garlic powder, chile flakes, basil and oregano over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until quite fragrant.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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The beard cream, infused with Shea butter, locks in moisture and smells great.Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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No one deserved to bask in the glow of adulation more.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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The actor arrived at the Washington Square Park event in New York on October 27 to the adulation of a large crowd, kicking off an online meme whirlwind.Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Casey ignored the production’s entreaties, but in the spring of 2021, Haddix met Cunningham and Liu for an introductory breakfast at a Holiday Inn Express.Lane Brown, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
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But Israel appears to have limited the attacks, in line with entreaties from the Biden administration, perhaps avoiding swift escalation, for now.Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 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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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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Yeah, there is nothing but sycophancy and repulsing his enemies.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
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Ukrainian officials offered their own praise of Trump, but face an uncertain future given his views on further military support for Kyiv's fight with Russia.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Rather than try to sing the praises of the Biden administration’s policy response to the pandemic, the strategy for Harris has been to speak plainly about costs and expenses and stress the importance of further reducing them.Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Endearment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endearment. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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