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billboard(verb, advance, press, promote, push)
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bootlick(verb, praise, charm, persuade, deceive)
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brownnose(verb, praise, charm, persuade, deceive)
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build up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, press, promote)
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campaign for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, press)
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con(verb, promote, praise, draw, fake)
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court(verb, praise, draw, charm, persuade)
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crowd(verb, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
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curry favour with
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deceive(verb, promote, fake, persuade, entice)
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decoy(verb, charm, persuade, deceive, tease)
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delude(verb, promote, fake, persuade, deceive)
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dupe(verb, promote, fake, persuade, deceive)
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entrap(verb, persuade, deceive, entice, tempt)
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exert influence(verb, expression, advance, press, promote)
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flummery(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
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fulsomeness(noun, stroke, flattery, commendation, adulation)
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get next to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise)
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hand a line(verb, expression, idiom, persuade, deceive)
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