as in taffy
excessive praise
a junior exec who was laying on the butter so thickly that her colleagues were ready to gag
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Recent Examples of butter
This is particularly helpful for that that contain peanut butter or for those that contain large amounts of butter.
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Tammy Algood, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
Those with more physical jobs should fuel up with meat, bread, and butter.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Buffalo Chicken Wings: In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of hot sauce, 1/4 cup of unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon of brow sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
Formulated with Algae Plumping Complex, hydrating seed butters, and vegan waxes (an alternative to beeswax), this balm is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
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Tammy Algood, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025
Those with more physical jobs should fuel up with meat, bread, and butter.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Buffalo Chicken Wings: In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of hot sauce, 1/4 cup of unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon of brow sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
Formulated with Algae Plumping Complex, hydrating seed butters, and vegan waxes (an alternative to beeswax), this balm is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butter
Noun
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Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Boucher was on the hunt for Abba-Zaba, a chewy taffy bar with a real peanut butter center.—
Jessica Ma,
Sacramento Bee,
20 July 2024
Noun
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But despite Lamb’s flattery, the veteran wideout seems content with remaining in Dallas.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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All the flattery concealed a number of tensions between the two nations, including on two of Mr. Trump’s signature issues, trade and immigration.—
Maggie Haberman,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While many TikTok-viral fragrances fade into obscurity, Golden Rule has maintained its momentum through genuine word-of-mouth praise.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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But the effect is that praise loses its meaning, and criticism gets diluted to the point of uselessness.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2024
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Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Run a bubble bath with essential oils, light some incense, and turn on your R&B Love Songs playlist.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
13 Feb. 2025
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Smoke curled around my body as Maria Garcia, a Yucatec Maya healer, walked around me in circles, swinging a pail of incense.—
Gina DeCaprio Vercesi,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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From there, according to the report, the sweet talk quickly moves to messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Google Chat or Telegram.—
Sunny Nagpaul,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2024
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Just in case that gave Reba a leg up, don't let her sweet talk you.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Denim culottes, jodhpurs, button-down shirts and a denim top with a kerchief-like neckline co-mingled with leather riding boots, flannel tops and leather and fur jackets in rusty hues.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2025
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Other flannels are made of synthetic materials like polyester or acrylic.—
Theresa Holland,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Feb. 2025
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Have we been conditioned only to uncover these scammers for the sake of the adulation of faceless commenters?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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That adulation reflects public anger over health care, said Nsikan Akpan, managing editor for Think Global Health, a publication that explores health issues at the Council on Foreign Relations.—
Dionne Searcey,
New York Times,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butter. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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