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toast(verb, praise, acknowledge, approve, endorse)
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toss a few crumbs(verb, expression, idiom, snub, compliment)
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trade last(verb, expression, praise, approve, endorse)
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treat as inferior(verb, expression, idiom, snub, compliment)
1
treat badly(verb, expression, snub, belittle, compliment)
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treat like a child(verb, expression, idiom, snub, compliment)
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tribute(noun, increase, honor, praise, regard)
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veneration(noun, praise, courtesy, flattery, commendation)
1
warm fuzzy(noun, expression, praise, courtesy, flattery)
1
wish joy to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise)
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wow(noun, praise, appreciation, liking)
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acknowledge(commend, toast)
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acknowledgment(noun, praise, approval, recognition, commendation)
0
admire(verb, praise, approve, flatter, compliment)
0
adore(verb, praise, admire, compliment, acclaim)
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amplification(increase, exaggeration, intensification)
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attention(noun, praise, recognition, thanks)
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award(noun, honor, praise, pay, approval)
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be condescending to(belittle, demean)
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be friends(verb, compliment, patronize, kudize)
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