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I had also recently waxed poetic about compound butter during a live discussion on summer entertaining.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Tomato already knows butter from ghee-rich curries, grilled cheese dipped in tomato soup and Marcella Hazan’s famously spare sauce.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

The plan includes $1 Mexican Pizzas and limited-time offers like butter chicken tacos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Trujillo placated the dog with peanut butter and they clambered over a wall into the Franco backyard, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

I stand and grab the peanut butter jar lid, fill it with water from my bottle, then kneel back down and slide it in front of her nose.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

She writes his speeches, manages his appointments and butters up an important colleague with the gift of a ceramic pig.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: The Vitamix 5200 makes excellent smoothies, soups, nut butters and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

This countertop infusion machine automates every step—drying, decarboxylation, and infusion—letting you infuse oils, butters, honeys, and more without the usual guesswork.

From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025

“I can’t figure why you’d want to paint the cabinets, but whatever butters your biscuit.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Zoo officials made the announcement in a recent Instagram post that included a video of the little mammals known for their distinct scent of buttered popcorn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

You don’t need a microplane or a pasta machine to know its worth; even a humble buttered noodle is elevated by a curl of the real stuff.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025

It wouldn’t of been much trouble for Mama; all Grandpa ever wanted in the morning was four cups of coffee and some yeast bread, toasted hard and dipped in boiling water and then buttered.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

“It felt a little bit like he was buttering us up,” Brockman testified.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

Before Musk decided to exit OpenAI, Brockman described his attempts to gain more control over the company, an effort that included "buttering up" Brockman and another co-founder, Ilya Sutskever.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025

Maybe standing up for Wilson will earn Sutton a few more targets, and if that’s the case, perhaps rookie Marvin Mims Jr. should try buttering him up, too.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2023

Nobody else thought of buttering Boyd’s head or washing their cat at the Laundromat.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson