adores

present tense third-person singular of adore
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of adores The camera adores Farrell’s hazel brown eyes. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025 Dev Erlich, an attorney based in New Jersey, adores her dog Skylar. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Smith particularly adores the 90-minute Bottled-in-Bond Warehouse Tour and Tasting at Heaven Hill and the one-hour Rickhouse Barrel Thieving at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025 First-time creator Abdullah Saeed, working with executive producers Jenni Konner (Girls) and showrunner Michelle Nader (2 Broke Girls), clearly adores the gangster canon of Coppola, Scorsese, and Tarantino, as well as gritty antihero TV like Breaking Bad. Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Mar. 2025 And, while the South adores its menfolk, those terms especially characterize Southern women, who are known for their creativity—whether in the form of a lip-smacking recipe, warm hospitality, or curating collections to make their house a home. Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025 The organization adores his smarts, professionalism and maturity and has raved about it ever since he was drafted in 2022. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 The 2026 Games will be held in Cortina, Italy—a course Vonn adores. Peggy Shinn, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025 Irish on Grand will also continue its booth at the Minnesota State Fair, a tradition the couple adores. Mars King, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adores
Verb
  • For anyone who loves cooking or has long been intimidated by it, Typhur has designed a future where every meal can be mastered, and every cook can have the power of precision in their hands.
    Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Add in that some of the most extreme Republicans in Congress, alongside many Democrats, are keeping the issue alive—and of course the media loves it.
    Martha McHardy Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some actors might choose to step away from such a thing, or even be frustrated by it or it being brought up in interviews, but Fischer clearly enjoys every last moment of her good fortune from a former era, even now.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • While the employees of Dunder Mifflin largely were just punching a clock, the Truth Teller staff enjoys their work.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andrew Santino likes to push the envelope.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Morgan Jasper likes to switch it up, so Tinika helps get me into my multiple wigs throughout the show.
    Akili King, Essence, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In other words, as much as Maggie idolizes her teacher in the way that young people who weren’t loved enough as children project parent-like silhouettes onto their mentors, Maggie also might be building a case against Alma.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a screen diva whom Molina idolizes.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Anne reveres the film and spoke to Jesse Plemons.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Sunday reveres the world-building auteur Tim Burton operates under to actualize the gothic, eerie terrain for Wednesday to become a hit show.
    Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Adores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adores. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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