Thesaurus / flatter
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Beyond the money, there is the art itself, much of which was created to flatter, perpetuate and justify power and privilege.
NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART ASKS GOOD QUESTIONS, BUT NOT ENOUGH TOUGH ONESPHILIP KENNICOTTMAY 27, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThere's now a more permissive race mode, too, and that retunes the onboard electronic systems that both flatter and protect the driver.
THE FERRARI PORTOFINO M, REVIEWEDJONATHAN M. GITLINMAY 21, 2021ARS TECHNICASo, if you read something that sounds suspiciously mommy shame-y, or otherwise conveniently flatters self-serving beliefs you already hold, take a few minutes to dig deeper.
SCIENCE ISN’T HERE FOR YOUR MOMMY SHAMING - ISSUE 100: OUTSIDERSCAILIN O'CONNORMAY 19, 2021NAUTILUSThis person is considered attractive by many, so I should be flattered.
MISS MANNERS: CELEBRITY COMPARISON RANKLESJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINAPRIL 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAt best you might be able to drag a foot behind yourself to reduce your velocity, but what you’re really waiting for are flatter sections of trail to dump speed.
OFF-ROAD IN-LINE SKATING IS AS DANGEROUS AS IT IS FUNCOLLEEN STINCHCOMBEMARCH 24, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINECut to flatter athletic bodies, it sandwiches a layer of Alpha between two ripstop nylon face fabrics.
THE GEAR OUR EDITORS LOVED IN NOVEMBERTHE EDITORSDECEMBER 4, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINERachel van Til, a wine director near Detroit, recalls being flattered when Kruth reached out online to offer to help with her work.
REPORT DETAILS LITANY OF SEXUAL ABUSE EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN IN MASTER SOMMELIER TRAININGELAZAR SONTAGOCTOBER 30, 2020EATERSenators flatter themselves by believing their obstruction is all that stands between the country and catastrophe.
THE DEFINITIVE CASE FOR ENDING THE FILIBUSTEREZRA KLEINOCTOBER 1, 2020VOXIn the last few decades, the received wisdom among global elites has been that technology tends to make the world flatter, smaller, more open, and more equal.
A WORLD DIVIDED INTO “CANS” AND “CANNOTS”KATIE MCLEANAUGUST 19, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWShe seemed to imply that I was a modest soldier, and if there is a way to flatter a man it is to call him modest.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDWORDS RELATED TO FLATTER
- abased
- apple-polished
- blandished
- bowed
- brownnosed
- buddy up
- buttered up
- cajoled
- catered to
- caved in to
- cottoned
- courted
- cowered
- crawled
- crept
- cringed
- crouched
- curried favor
- debased
- deferred
- fell all over
- fell on one's knees
- flattered
- grovelled
- honey up
- invited
- jollied
- knelt
- kowtowed
- lay it on
- lick boots
- made up to
- massaged
- oiled
- paid court
- pandered
- played up to
- scraped
- slavered
- snowed
- stooped
- stroked
- submitted
- toadied
- truckled
- was at beck and called
- was obsequious
- was servile
- wooed
- yielded
- apple-polish
- beg
- beg for mercy
- beseech
- blandish
- bootlick
- bow and scrape
- brown-nose
- butter up
- cater to
- court
- cower
- crawl
- creep
- cringe
- crouch
- eat crow
- eat dirt
- eat humble pie
- fall all over
- fawn
- flatter
- humble oneself
- humor
- implore
- kiss one's feet
- kneel
- kowtow
- make much of
- make up to
- pamper
- play up to
- prostrate
- revere
- snivel
- soft-soap
- stoop
- suck up to
- truckle
- wheedle
- acclaim
- admire
- adulate
- advocate
- aggrandize
- applaud
- appreciate
- approve
- bless
- boost
- bow down
- build up
- cajole
- celebrate
- cheer
- cite
- clap
- commend
- compliment
- cry up
- dignify
- distinguish
- elevate
- endorse
- ennoble
- eulogize
- exalt
- extol
- flatter
- give thanks
- glorify
- hail
- honor
- laud
- make much of
- panegyrize
- pay homage
- pay tribute
- proclaim
- puff
- rave over
- recommend
- resound
- reverence
- root
- sanction
- sing the praises
- smile on
- stroke
- tout
- worship
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