as in favorable
expressing approval
the smartly dressed couple drew admiring glances
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as in respecting
to think very highly or favorably of
I admire the way you handled such a touchy situation
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Spencer Bailey, Town & Country, 15 June 2023
To the admiring, conquest was neat, romantic and at once novel and familiar.
—Maxwell Carter, WSJ, 26 May 2023
The doc crew wasn’t allowed to film the national cheerleading championship in Daytona, for instance — the competition the season had been leading to — lending the production a scrappy credibility that meshed well with its admiring but intimate approach.
—Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022
Then, wiping a hand on his pants, the man hands the bottle to an admiring visitor.
—Jenny Blair, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2015
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Adjective
Among connoisseurs, however, McKillen has earned an admiring reputation for Château La Coste, an art and architecture park that also produces world class vintages.
—Spencer Bailey, Town & Country, 15 June 2023
To the admiring, conquest was neat, romantic and at once novel and familiar.
—Maxwell Carter, WSJ, 26 May 2023
The doc crew wasn’t allowed to film the national cheerleading championship in Daytona, for instance — the competition the season had been leading to — lending the production a scrappy credibility that meshed well with its admiring but intimate approach.
—Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2022
Then, wiping a hand on his pants, the man hands the bottle to an admiring visitor.
—Jenny Blair, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2015
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“Admiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiring. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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