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blandishment

[ blan-dish-muhnt ]

noun

  1. Often blandishments. something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc.:

    Our blandishments left him unmoved. We succumbed to the blandishments of tropical living.

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blandishment1

First recorded in 1585–95; blandish + -ment
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“When someone dies, out come the usual blandishments … as if their death is there to be used,†Morrissey wrote Friday.

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He has plenty of blandishments, among them “I’ll be your doctor, let me operate.â€

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As usual, Mr. Macron, a centrist, offered blandishments to right and left.

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Few can resist the Beltway’s beckoning, the blather of political pundits or the blandishment of campaign operatives urging them to run.

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In short, it seems Mr. Macron has decided to tough out the crisis, perhaps offering some blandishments on improving vocational high schools and broader on-the-job training.

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