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fawn
verb as in ingratiate oneself to; serve
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Reporters on the red carpet couldn’t stop fawning over Brody during interviews, to the point where he had to step in and attempt to make things less awkward.
During that time when the mother is out feeding, the fawns have been known to hide in underbrush, according to the Park Service.
Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.
Like the skilled propagandist he is, Robert Kennedy knows that nothing impresses a right-wing audience like surrounding himself with a fleet of fawning, mostly white women.
What was less noted after that first episode was the fawning and flattery — “Your success!”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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