kowtows

verb

present tense third-person singular of kowtow
as in fusses
to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you

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  1. fusses
  2. submits
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  • Five-month-old Ladoo fusses in a hammock made from an old scarf.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of fusses
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  • When a student submits a paper written by a chatbot instead of their own work, should this be considered plagiarism?
    — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Firewise is a national program where each community of eight to 200 homes works together to create defensible space and clear brush, agrees to continue the work annually and submits an application to Firewise USA.
    — Chuck Page, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of submits
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“Kowtows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kowtows. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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