1
as in coaxed
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
attendants at the nursing home sometimes have to blarney the patients to take their medicine
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2
as in applauded
to praise too much
an eager, young assistant who blarneys the boss shamelessly
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Verb
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His parents coaxed his singing dream.—
Keith Sharon,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024 -
The Oscar-winning actor retired from acting in 1999 and concentrated on music but was coaxed back into acting by Martin Scorsese to appear in his 2019 movie for Netflix, The Irishman, alongside Robert De Niro.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Also; regardless if the Rockies are good or bad; shouldn’t they be applauded for bringing up prospects early and not pausing for a future control that might be meaningless?—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The banking industry has applauded Republican lawmakers for reversing the cap on overdraft fees.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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After reminding me of this quote, Grantham commended Prince, kind of.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Many social media comments, meanwhile, commended Baldoni's promotional message for viewers to always have hope.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
22 Dec. 2024
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When the outcome was sealed, players formed a pile on the court as the coaches congratulated each other under a storm of confetti resembling snowflakes, some doing angels.—
Gary B. Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Dec. 2024
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But Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Sunni groups that Iran supports, congratulated the Syrian rebels of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist group, on their victory over Assad.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Blarneyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blarneyed. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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