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flatter
verb as in compliment excessively
Strongest match
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Produced by David Beckham’s production company, Studio 99, “Victoria Beckham” inevitably paints its eponymous subject in a flattering light, doubling down on her characterization as an “underdog” from a working-class family.
"Maybe 3-1 flatters us, but we did enough to win the game. Results are the only thing that qualify you for a major tournament."
Of course it is all illusion, but the flattering lighting and bougie boxed waters belie that revelation.
Spin-friendly conditions are also likely to be presented in Colombo, but England's big tests against India and Australia are to be played on the flatter surface at Indore.
But most of them understand they only get that perch by flattering right-wing views that a woman’s place is really in the kitchen.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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