ingratiating
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Ingratiating: Thank-you notes are meant to express gratitude and to provide a moment of joy for the sender and the recipient.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022
Ingratiating yourself with local political leaders, analysts say, is especially important for a second-tier candidate such as Mr. O’Malley, who lags far behind Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Biden in name recognition.
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2014
Ingratiating, self-effacing and ruggedly handsome, he was often assigned to photograph people who preferred not to be photographed.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2013
Ingratiating and frightening, a figure of simple, no, satanic charm, Lonesome Rhodes was not the sort of character that would endear Andy Griffith to his fans for the rest of his life.
From Time • Jul. 3, 2012
Ingratiating performances of these rarely heard, unaccompanied works.
From Time Magazine Archive
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