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curry favor

VERB
butter up
Synonyms
WEAK
back-scratch bootlick brown-nose cajole court dance attendance on fall all over fawn over flatter kiss up to pay court to suck up to sweet-talk toady to win over

Example Sentences

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President Trump has a reputation for trying to curry favor with investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Piloting an AI use case, understood as running a small-scale test, used to curry favor with investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Hence, it is reasonable to think they will use January to tidy up their affairs and reset investor expectations to curry favor with Elliott.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Largely in lockstep about these matters, the candidates highlighted their political resumes and life stories to try to create contrasts and curry favor with attendees.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

I couldn’t believe that I’d been looking to curry favor with this man.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis