as in praise
strong feelings of love or admiration
They looked at the baby with adoration. The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
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Recent Examples of adoration
The incident causes much stress for Josh, as his adoration for Winfrey is a running joke throughout the series.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 2025
The sight of Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean caused a level of ear-splitting adoration that has been trailing the guys for 30 years.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Though they are often seen boldly trotting along sidewalks and rummaging through residential bins, foxes have also roused strong reactions from onlookers, ranging from adoration to outright resentment.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 30 June 2025
Their goal was to combine his love of Black culture with her adoration of great food.
—Essence, 12 June 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 July 2025
The sight of Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean caused a level of ear-splitting adoration that has been trailing the guys for 30 years.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 July 2025
Though they are often seen boldly trotting along sidewalks and rummaging through residential bins, foxes have also roused strong reactions from onlookers, ranging from adoration to outright resentment.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 30 June 2025
Their goal was to combine his love of Black culture with her adoration of great food.
—Essence, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoration
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Di Gregorio is joined in the cast by Greta Scarano (Suburra), who also won praise for her feature directorial debut La Vita Da Grandi, as the daughter, and Game of Thrones star Tom Wlaschiha, as her cheating husband who walks from Germany to Rome in search of forgiveness.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Ahead is the chance to earn more than praise as part of the front five.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Opinion polls have consistently shown him as the most popular Palestinian politician, and his time in prison has only increased the admiration in which he is held by Palestinians.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Alonso has only played for the Mets and has consistently talked about his admiration for the team.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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He’s still talked about with just about every emotion: sadness, reverence and above all else, laughter.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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In Italy, there is a reverence for taking time off.—
Thea Duncan Prando,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their integration into the local community—learning Spanish, hiring locally, supporting artisans—has earned them deep respect.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Hosting every summit in a big European city would alleviate much of the pressure to re-invent the wheel every time with respect to hotels, transit, and other boring but essential logistical details.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Adoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoration. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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