apple-polish

verb

ˈa-pəl-ˌpä-lish How to pronounce apple-polish (audio)
Definition of apple-polishnext
as in to curry favor
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior a departmental supervisor who apple-polishes shamelessly whenever higher-ups are about

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  1. fuss
  2. drool
  3. fawn
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  • While some parents are fine with sleep training methods that involve lengthy separations from their babies, and a fair amount of crying and fussing, for other parents, these methods just don’t feel right.1 That’s where gentle sleep training come into play.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Somebody's done all the worrying and fussing for you!
    Joe Ray, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2024
Definition of fuss
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  • Common symptoms of a rapid squirrel include walking in circles, falling over, drooling, aggression, and seizures and muscle spasms, Critter Control reports.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And Terry's pitch-perfect execution had her followers drooling.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of drool
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  • That’s meant eschewing traditional media interviews in favor of fawning long-form podcast conversations with laddish hosts who draw massive young male audiences, such as Theo Von, Lex Friedman, Logan Paul, the Nelk Boys, and Joe Rogan, who boasts the most popular podcast in America.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The mercurial billionaire’s fawning support of a Republican candidate who promises to roll back environmental progress is a dilemma for a company whose core buyers identify as climate-conscious Democrats.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of fawn
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