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fawn
verb as in ingratiate oneself to; serve
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Example Sentences
These groups deserve shame, scorn and diplomatic rebuke — not fawning sympathy and United Nations red carpets.
On Comedy Central, Stewart took a similar satirical approach, becoming a fawning and "patriotically obediant host" of an "all-new government approved Daily Show".
Either way, the coyotes found a ready food source in the fawn of mule deer, which themselves have a controversial history on the island.
Proxmire became addicted to the fawning press attention he got from caricaturing serious scientific research as ludicrous.
He’s self-satisfied and loves to have people fawn over him, but his star is still nascent enough for Oliver to retain some naivete.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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