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
The media personality and entrepreneur wore a butter yellow latex dress with a body-con silhouette and a low-cut neckline, paired with summer-ready flip flops.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 12 Apr. 2025
Make nutritious, allergy-friendly snacks by using whole ingredients like fruits, vegetables, turkey, and sunflower butter.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
The residual heat will melt the butter and coat the potatoes perfectly.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
The space itself is like a dreamy greenhouse perched by the sea—bright, airy, and filled with the scent of butter and espresso.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 12 Apr. 2025
Make nutritious, allergy-friendly snacks by using whole ingredients like fruits, vegetables, turkey, and sunflower butter.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
The residual heat will melt the butter and coat the potatoes perfectly.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
The space itself is like a dreamy greenhouse perched by the sea—bright, airy, and filled with the scent of butter and espresso.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 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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And, Margaret, despite being open to negotiations, its decision to opt for defiance, rather than flattery, is a sign China won't back down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Mar. 2025
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Matty’s imitation is not a form of flattery.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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McConaughey shared similar praise for Hudson in an April interview with People.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Kaye adds to the chorus of praise.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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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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The iconic fragrance highlights the opulence of the Turkish rose as set against lush notes of amber, incense, and sandalwood.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Leading the way in the march, Aztec dancers purified the air with incense made by burning the resin of the copal trees.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 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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Nampa and Caldwell police also considered items such as flannel shirts, Boston Red Sox caps, Nebraska Cornhuskers clothing and khaki pants to be gang attire, according to previous Statesman reporting.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2025
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The first incident happened in November, according to the lawsuit, when the boy wore the T-shirt beneath a flannel shirt in a hallway before class had started.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This figure, who writes letters of adulation to a white bodybuilder—literally named Brad—and who has no real Black family around him?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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Villa were leading 3-0 on the night and the tie was done, affording the defender a chance to soak in the adulation.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butter. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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