as in fan
a person who flatters another in order to get ahead
having surrounded himself with fawners who gave him only good news, the governor had no idea of the true state of affairs
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Noun
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Add Pierce Brosnan to the list of George Clooney's fans!—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025 -
The wait is over for fans anticipating the beginning of Grand Slam Track.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In Lynch’s festering neo-noir mystery from 1987, Hopper plays a chronic villain perpetually sipping from a tank of amyl nitrate and handing out hits as a way to manipulate his henchmen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Back in Montana, every trip Jacob and company take to Bozeman and back is inevitably fraught with peril — if not instigated by dastardly rich guy Donald Whitfield (Timothy Dalton) and/or his henchman Banner Creighton (Jerome Flynn), then by the pitiless nature of extreme weather.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As of this writing, tens of thousands of Americans in government roles have already been fired by Elon’s tech toadies.—
Kara Swisher,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
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But at the end of the Cold War, state sponsors and their toadies lost ground.—
Audrey Kurth Cronin,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Dec. 2011
Noun
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The dancer parts include minions, palace guards, enchanted birds and a hunting party.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Two months into Donald Trump’s second term, his Republican attack dogs, including Elon Musk and his minions at DOGE, are still busy chewing into many parts of the federal government.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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At-home test tackles three most common STIs Chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis are three of the most prevalent STIs in the U.S. Both chlamydia and gonorrhea are bacterial infections, while trichomoniasis is caused by a parasite.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The tropical variety develops a parasite that can make butterflies sick and unable to reproduce.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Heslov said that Clooney has made sure to keep his old friends close, so he isn’t surrounded by sycophants.—
Thea Traff,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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What may be worse is that a gaggle of sycophants and groupthink team members underneath the Dark Empath—the direct reports—create a ruthless echo chamber for the king or queen at the top of Mt. Stupid.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There are not nearly as many nights left (about 20 in all) as Bacharach devotees from areas that are being bypassed might wish.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Sleep Foundation, confirms what devotees have long experienced: satin's non-absorbent properties create a protective barrier that preserves skin's natural moisture balance throughout the night.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Creating a tower of sponge with knafeh proved challenging, though.—
Claire Turrell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sea Salt Slide Tin $6 Jacobsen Salt Co. A clean sponge Anyone else grossed out at the thought of using the mystery sponge that’s been sitting in your Airbnb’s sink for God knows how long?—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Fawner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fawner. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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