pander
verb (used without object)
to cater to or profit from the weaknesses or vices of others.
pandered
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past participleof pander.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pander.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
panderverb (used without object)to cater to or profit from the weaknesses or vices of others.
Example Sentences
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We don’t need to be pandered to with short-form content depicting people four times our age using our slang incorrectly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
If the viewer doesn’t like it or feels like they’re being obnoxiously pandered to through repetition and over-explanation, the best choice is to watch something else.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
She said she wasn't aware of media criticism of the show as "woke" and and thought a headline saying it "pandered to woke culture" was "cute".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
This is despite a lack of films featuring Latinos, which I think speaks to another overlooked fact: Latinos don’t need to be pandered to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
All the Jeffersonian chants about human equality were delusions that pandered to mankind’s urge to believe an impossible dream.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
