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blandishments

British  
/ ˈblændɪʃmənts /

plural noun

  1. (rarely singular) flattery intended to coax or cajole

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Calligraphy’s blandishments include a built-in, dual-camera Dash Cam; a head-up display; proximity key with remote-start function; and heated steering wheel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

That history comes into play when witnesses receive blandishments like the messages the vice chair described.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2022

Or will he succumb to the blandishments of the worst elements of his party?

From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022

The French president, unlike his American counterparts then and later, distrusted the generals and would not listen to their blandishments, despite being France’s premier military hero.

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2021

I did not want to take it but she insisted: if I had known it was her last I would have resisted her blandishments.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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