pander

This is contemporary sound to dispel clichéd fears of abrasive modernism while never cheaply pandering to mass appeal.

“It’s so self deprecating without being pandering, you know?”

Some on the left are trying to compete with MAGA's empty pandering by arguing that real masculinity is rooted in the courage to reject bigoted nonsense.

Trump likes to pander to voters who don’t want endless wars, but his actual policies as president kept them going.

At least rhetorically and stylistically, Trump’s administration was defined by his constant pandering to his biggest fans.