1
as in to love
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife
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2
as in to worship
to love or admire too much
adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults
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3
as in to venerate
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god
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4
as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?
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Recent Examples of adore
Neck gaiters are very multipurpose Outdoors enthusiasts adore items that are multipurpose.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Ahead, scroll on to discover Vogue’s favorite lip oils, featuring formulas adored by editors and makeup artists alike.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
He was adored by all his models with many of them calling him more than an agent in interviews.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
The depth of humanity Kosztolányi brings to the sorrowful life of Skylark and her adoring parents is magical, and rewards anyone who overcomes its modest premise.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Ahead, scroll on to discover Vogue’s favorite lip oils, featuring formulas adored by editors and makeup artists alike.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
He was adored by all his models with many of them calling him more than an agent in interviews.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2025
The depth of humanity Kosztolányi brings to the sorrowful life of Skylark and her adoring parents is magical, and rewards anyone who overcomes its modest premise.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adore
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In addition to Hemsworth, Chalotra and Allan reprising their starring roles, season 5 of The Witcher will likely feature other characters fans have grown to love.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Not all college students love having their parents close by.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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That gap gives congregations wide latitude to hire and restore youth pastors, worship leaders and other associate ministers — including those with histories of misconduct.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Exorcism of God (2021) The Vatican treats him like a king, and the parishioners worship his presence, but Father Peter Williams (Will Beinbrink) has been hiding an unspeakable secret for 18 years.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Now, the singer has dropped her Folded Homage Pack EP of remixes that venerated musicians Brandy, Toni Braxton, JoJo, Tank, and Mario previously teased on social media, with a new addition from Ne-Yo as well.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Democrat who venerates more government but sidesteps California’s failing public schools and crushing cost of living.—
John H Bolthouse,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Avery is very quickly excluded from the suspect pool thanks to the time stamp on a photo of her and her father enjoying dinner together on their own at a local diner.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both ends of the leash will simply enjoy having people pet the therapy dog, chat with the handler, try to calm their nerves before running their big race, and, hopefully, have a significant, measurable feeling of relaxation.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot to like about the way the Sabres have played, though.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Choi likes to precut carrots, celery, onions and fennel.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pinjar thus starts out with Hamida’s disgust, puncturing notions of maternal affection revered in mainstream South Asian (and other) narratives.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Country fans were perplexed as to why Johnson, revered for his commitment to traditional country, had gone mostly dark in the studio during that time.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The action then jumps seventeen years into the future, where Morgan and Chris’s daughter, Clara (Mckenna Grace), is now a teen-ager who resents her mom’s protectiveness and idolizes her freewheeling aunt.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other pastors are cautioning against politicizing his death and warning against idolizing him over the gospel.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Written with the intimacy of a conversation among loved ones, Someday, Now invites readers to sit with loss while still reverencing the beauty of life, parenting, and letting our children flourish.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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But Pi is precociously enlightened, his innocence not a problem to be rectified but a quality to be reverenced.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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“Adore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adore. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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