endeared

verb

past tense of endear
as in massaged
to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something) They endeared themselves to the whole town.

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Recent Examples of endeared Moore's portrayal of Ralphie Parker's teacher, notably in the iconic flagpole scene, endeared her to generations of fans. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Perry apparently has two former All-Stars in mind, one who has already endeared himself to the organization and another who seeks a return to the NBA after a once-promising career was derailed by injuries. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The different variation of swings — some more unique than others — endeared Perez to the fan base. — Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 That lighthearted attitude is what endeared Wallace to Randolph before the teen even joined the team. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 Manuel’s authenticity endeared him to a lot of Michigan fans and many of the school’s big donors. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026 But his larger-than-life personality also endeared him to people across the world, many of whom didn’t even watch the games. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 July 2026 Nolan’s films, such as Inception, the Batman trilogy, Interstellar, and most recently Oppenheimer, have endeared him to cinephiles around the world. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 There's familiarity, too — Edwards and James were teammates on the 2024 Olympic roster, an experience that reportedly endeared James to the young superstar. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endeared
  1. massaged
  2. commended
  3. complimented
  4. ingratiated
  5. coaxed
  6. praised
  7. congratulated
  8. worshipped
Verb
  • Words have been parsed over, ideas about location, production design, costume, lighting have all been carefully massaged even up to the day of photography.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Deirdre massaged my limbs while the cups went to work on my perpetually achy upper back.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Definition of massaged
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  • Chambers commended the officers who were in the area and responded quickly.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of commended
Verb
  • Avalos complimented his players’ ability to embrace hard work and not run away from it throughout the offseason.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • During an interview with SensaCine México posted on Friday, July 24, the couple shared a little PDA after being complimented on their professional careers together.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of complimented
Verb
  • When Buzzy disappeared, he was fully ingratiated with both communities.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • Messages where Altman appears ingratiated to Musk seem to show that Musk did most of the heavy lifting when OpenAI was founded and therefore should be awarded damages up to $150 billion, which Musk intends to donate to OpenAI’s nonprofit.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Definition of ingratiated
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  • And then Gabler coaxed the snails to produce each of their five slimes.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The audience was delighted to be coaxed, delighted to hear from Goldberg herself.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Definition of coaxed
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  • The statement urged cities to cooperate with ICE and praised the work of immigration officers.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Fermin praised the unidentified good Samaritan who intervened.
    — Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of praised
Verb
  • Walter put a take-it-or-leave-it bid on the table so high — hundreds of millions above where the other bidders had been in the process — that former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt called off the auction and congratulated Walter.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The former Vanderpump star says no one from her former Bravo family has congratulated her on House of Stassi’s success, except for Tom Schwartz.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of congratulated
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  • At the mountain's foothills is Dion, an ancient Macedonian sacred city where the Olympian gods were worshipped.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • His mother, who worshipped Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, never missed one of FDR’s fireside chats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of worshipped

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“Endeared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endeared. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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