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  1. regard, wish, complimentsnoun

    (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare

    "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes"

    Synonyms:
    indirect request, paying attention, wish, esteem, wishing, want, respect, attentiveness, gaze, heed, regard

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  1. Paul Stastny:

    It was emotional, i was happy, more than anything, that my kids got to be there and my wife. Its always nice to hear compliments, compliments are nice, let’s face it everyone likes it. I don’t like the limelight. I’m happy it’s over with because I like to fly under the radar.

  2. Jennifer Sclafani:

    President Trump tends to talk in personally evaluative terms - both positively and negatively - about his contemporaries. During his campaign, he was better known for his personal insults, but he is also a very complimentary president, hIs compliments, however, tend to be less substantial in terms of touting the complimentee's professional credentials or abilities, and are rather generally evaluative.

  3. Steph Curry:

    When you (make) a couple of big shots down the stretch and then find yourself in a position to make a play on the other side, I think that gives everybody a good boost, i think I got more compliments on that in the locker room than any shot I made tonight.

  4. James Patterson:

    I've never had so many compliments about a book, with people telling me, ‘This is your best book. This is better than Alex Cross.' That's really been a very nice thing.

  5. Ted Gibson:

    But I ’m now at 235 pounds, this is the best I’ve felt in a long time. I have a lot more energy, my back does n’t hurt, and I ’m getting a lot of compliments.

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