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ingratiating

[in-grey-shee-ey-ting] / ɪnˈgreɪ ʃiˌeɪ tɪŋ /


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The bright, ingratiating and charismatic Saqib is a servant’s son on the Atars’ country estate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The theory, perhaps, is that ingratiating themselves to the locals during this week's tune-ups might soften the vitriol which comes their way over the weekend.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Thus far, he seems to have done a terrible job of ingratiating himself to others: Most recently, the office’s top criminal prosecutor resigned rather than follow his allegedly improper orders.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2025

His smile is both practiced and ingratiating; his eyes seem darker than this film’s eerily black ocean, like velvet curtains tightly drawn.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

The way his mother was, now, bright and ingratiating and altogether without pride.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill




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