as in to fawn
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Not as stuffy as The Atlantic or The New Republic, not as lefty as Mother Jones or Ramparts, more adult, less fawning than Rolling Stone.—
Alex Belth,
airmail.news,
14 Dec. 2024 -
When Georgie Grasso cooked a rather traditional Bakewell tart in Pastry Week’s signature challenge this season, the judges fawned over her adherence to convention.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
28 Nov. 2024
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So a Muslim in a hijab attacks a trans performer who identifies as a woman yet doesn’t kowtow to all the liberal pieties.—
Armond White,
National Review,
5 Feb. 2025
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Where the last regime kowtowed to Rodgers’ every whim, Glenn and Mougey are leaving it up to interpretation.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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Luke Richardson tried in vain to coax that tenacity out of him in the NHL, often pairing him with hardscrabble players to encourage a tougher mindset.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Rosie, a feral cat his wife adopted and slowly coaxed into trusting her, was skittish and unfriendly, and rarely interacted with Mr. Escott.—
Kellen Browning,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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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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Zelensky isn’t alone among prominent Ukrainians in trying to butter up Trump.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Warming the milk and butter up first helps to avoid any milk fat white spots on top of your decadent chocolate cake.—
Melissa Gray,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2024
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Fall sustains many tonal expectations of the road-trip comedy and the coming-of-age tale, to startling effect, as Doe and Muna lie, steal, and wheedle their way through Turkey to reach the border.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The grubbing and wheedling correspondence of Prince Andrew and Fergie as told by Craig Brown Air Supply The Constant Gardener Spring is in the air, and AIR SUPPLY’s latest collection is ripe for the picking.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
23 Mar. 2024
Verb
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But Pedroia was more than merely a motivational speaker, trying to cajole his friends to raise the Fenway bar every day of every season.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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But the tool that actually brought the deficit down was the 1985 Plaza Accord, through which Washington cajoled major trading partners into helping depreciate the dollar.—
Peter E. Harrell,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Dec. 2024
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By then, as a kid growing up in Le Mans, Rupert had come to idolize Batum.—
Jason Quick,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Born in 1951 as the son of a Minnesota state senator, Dunlap grew up idolizing Chuck Berry, James Burton, Buddy Holly, Scotty Moore and Chet Atkins, by his own recollection.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Dec. 2024
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