as in taffy
excessive praise
a junior exec who was laying on the butter so thickly that her colleagues were ready to gag
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Recent Examples of butter
Avocado Swapping out fat sources like margarine, butter, or mayonnaise with healthy fats like avocado may lower heart disease risk.
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Just before serving, stir some butter, lemon zest, capers or olives into the meaty drippings to give the pan sauce a salty bite.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Participants learn to make halloumi, mozzarella, mascarpone, and butter using raw milk and vegetarian rennet.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
This butter yellow upholstered headboard adds a touch of luxe with deep tufting.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Just before serving, stir some butter, lemon zest, capers or olives into the meaty drippings to give the pan sauce a salty bite.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Participants learn to make halloumi, mozzarella, mascarpone, and butter using raw milk and vegetarian rennet.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
This butter yellow upholstered headboard adds a touch of luxe with deep tufting.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butter
Noun
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Boucher was on the hunt for Abba-Zaba, a chewy taffy bar with a real peanut butter center.—
Jessica Ma,
Sacramento Bee,
20 July 2024
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The texture ranges in consistency from an oil-like substance to a syrupy sap or even a sticky taffy.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
9 July 2024
Noun
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There is a subtle line between flattery and being creepy.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the best and most admiring of these Mann-handlers is, by a huge margin, 2018’s Den of Thieves.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to their hands-free, pickpocket-deterring design, belt bags have earned high praise from Travel + Leisure editors, who rarely travel without one on their hip.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Chalamet’s performance also earned praise from Dylan himself.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2024
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Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2024
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Studio owner Tess Cao opened the door to a private entrance, and I was greeted by by macrame wall art and the tangy smell of incense.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists discovered depictions of an incense shovel, a menorah and a lulav, a date tree frond used to celebrate Sukkot, carved on the lamp.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
29 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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
Noun
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Keep scrolling to shop more flannel shirts, wide-leg pants, and dad sneakers inspired by Jennifer Lawrence.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Investment piece: Oversize coats in cashmere, soft tailoring in flannel, and wide pants remain the must-have.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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And that newfound adulation will last until … well, until the Buckeyes open against Texas in a little over seven months.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Aside from sports adulations, the event's organizers thoughtfully planned it to be the Greenest Games in Olympic history, vowing to cut the average carbon footprint of Rio's 2016 and London's 2012 games by half.—
Sanjay Annadate,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butter. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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