ingratiate
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Her notes outline plans to found an international bank, buy a Swedish castle, and even to ingratiate herself with a British duke.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Andy looks like a human adult but behaves like an awkward, stammering middle-schooler eager to ingratiate himself with his peers by telling toothless jokes straight out of a Scholastic pun manual.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024
As Tama the magpie begins to ingratiate himself into the lives of Marnie and Rob with his funny gibberish, the secrets of their marriage begin to fall away and a darker story reveals itself.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
In the two months since, Paxton has only continued to ingratiate himself into the Dodgers’ clubhouse.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024
Libya—Mu’ammar Gadhafi was attempting to ingratiate himself with the United States and couldn’t take the chance of antagonizing President Bush.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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