as in to honey
to praise too much
a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected
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Recent Examples of massage
Generously apply cuticle oil, and massage it into your nails to nourish them.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
To apply the powder, Kopelman recommends shaking a small amount directly onto the roots and massaging it in with your fingertips to get maximum lift.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
Use dish soap or a mild soap and massage it into the fabric with either your hands or a gentle brush.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
Medieval cooks molded pork meatloaf to look like pea pods and massaged sweet almond paste into hedgehogs.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2025
To apply the powder, Kopelman recommends shaking a small amount directly onto the roots and massaging it in with your fingertips to get maximum lift.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
Use dish soap or a mild soap and massage it into the fabric with either your hands or a gentle brush.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
Medieval cooks molded pork meatloaf to look like pea pods and massaged sweet almond paste into hedgehogs.
—Molly Young, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massage
Verb
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Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2024
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Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.—
Selene Yeager,
Health,
24 Feb. 2024
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Once, at a zoo, she and her children had been invited to stroke a boa constrictor.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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On the ensuing point, Medvedev ended a rally by stroking a two-handed backhand wide, bringing Tien to match point.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The comedian, who co-starred in Next Friday and Friday After Next, went on to praise Cube for putting people on.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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When challenges come up, be quick to praise but slow to blame.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Stafford walked up to the podium, congratulated the team on its season and expressed his sympathy to those families in attendance who had been impacted by the Eaton fire that roared through Pasadena in January.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
5 Mar. 2025
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Knight’s sympathetic response is interrupted when Rhonda (Kathy Searle), Briarwood's exuberant security guard, rolls up in her golf cart to congratulate the pair on getting back together.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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From bulbous shoes with upturned vamps to pleated pants puffed away from the body, the collection’s doll-like garments took on a larger-than-life feel.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Most players on the list below are attacking wingers or centre-forwards, showing how much Bellingham, often viewed as a midfielder, has puffed his chest out to be the game-changer when his team require it.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Massage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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