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  • And so Strauss performances started to be souped up and schmaltzed up, becoming not so much about dancing as about the time and place in which they were composed.

    By Strauss Jaime J. Weinman 2004

  • Even Attila the Hun probably appreciated a bit of baby talk once in a while, and being schmaltzed beats being bossed about, but cats have dignity and presence.

    250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You INGRID NEWKIRK 1998

  • Even Attila the Hun probably appreciated a bit of baby talk once in a while, and being schmaltzed beats being bossed about, but cats have dignity and presence.

    250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore You INGRID NEWKIRK 1998

  • The chopped chicken liver with schmaltzed radish that made its excellent debut at Polpo is there, along with new options such as Brick Lane Salt beef with Colman's mustard & pickles, served with or without fat.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2012

  • Though Dalton despised the schmaltzed up studio arrangements†"she was a Village folkie, after all -- I think I love them.

    Jesse Jarnow's Frank and Earthy Blog 2008

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  • Wikipedia says, "meaning 'imparted a sentimental atmosphere to' e.g. of music; with a 1969 attestation for the past tense."

    December 25, 2017