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Using exaggerated flattery or submissive attention to gain favor.

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fawning

The reviewer found the interview fawning because it avoided every difficult question.
Dictionary practice example.
At a networking evening, a guest used fawning praise whenever a successful designer approached, calling every unfinished sketch brilliant before looking at it.
From Reputation in the Design Collective.
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