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• Surfeited
• Was too sweet
• Blandished
• Was too much of a good thing
• Buttered up
• Was overly sweet
• Treated to insincere praise
• Sickened by glutting with sweet things
• Praise somewhat dishonestly
• Praised insincerely
• The editor will be pleased to be told he's lost weight
• It would have pleased the editor to be told he was not so bulgy
• Edward is pleased to hear that he seems less rotund
• It pleased the editor to be told he was not so bulgy
• 25 down might be pleased to be told he's lost weight