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Recent Examples of endearment
The singer references the term of endearment — along with another name, honey – on the 11th track.
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Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
By the end of the film, a running joke where Resident 5B, due to his thick Danish accent, cannot say Aurora’s name properly becomes a term of endearment between the two, who form a new family from the broken pieces of their own.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Bubba, by the way, was a term of endearment Buffett’s bandmates and friends used around him.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
Auntie is a term of endearment, a reference to the mom-aged woman young people like being around.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endearment
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To date, your leaders have handled Trump with a mixture of flattery and deference.—
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On Wall Street, speculation is often the sincerest form of flattery.—
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Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating after each addition until just combined.—
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Peanut or nut butters can work in a pinch.—
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Another, almost entirely fictive identity would afford him freedom and adulation.—
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When he was finally called to the microphone, Rubio began what has become a familiar routine, offering Trump the kind of adulation that is ordinarily reserved for heroes.—
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According to Gaiani, drinking or using drugs before social situations is a major sign that your teen may be using alcohol to cope with fawning and to feel more comfortable or confident.—
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Ellison has been trying for months to buy all of WBD, but his entreaties have been rebuffed.—
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Some Southwestern Native Americans peoples, like the Taos Pueblo, also believe that dancing, in this case as a spiritual entreaty or invocation to the weather, might bring about cold weather and even snow, so perhaps there’s something to the tradition.—
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Don’t fall for compliments that don’t feel genuine, and don’t be afraid to confront whatever’s beneath someone’s sweet talk.—
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The odds are that such sweet talk is going to inevitably run out or at least be intermittent.—
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Impressed by the senator’s blandishments, the egoistic journalist argues military strategy and then faces a moment of conscience.—
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People want to hear blandishments about engagement and infrastructure.—
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That might be just enough of an enticement to do it along, with Moody and this year’s late first-rounder.—
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But none of these enticements can conceal the absence of scripts and direction that set a distinctive mood, then deftly navigate every deliberate shift.—
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“Endearment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endearment. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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