adores

verb

present tense third-person singular of adore
1
as in loves
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife

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2
as in worships
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 venerates
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 enjoys
to take pleasure in I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?

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Recent Examples of adores The rest of their work in the coming months will be to get other Art’s products — like its enchilada sauce that Gencarelli adores — into more stores and in front of a younger audience. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 No other branch takes such delight in going its own way, regularly giving a cold shoulder to titles the rest of the industry adores. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 And so, Samantha’s surrounded by wealth and this extended family that adores her. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Bean Found as an emaciated stray eating trash at a gas station in Nogales, Mexico, Bean is now a healthy rescue pug who has never met a stranger and adores spending time with cats, kittens, babies, and toddlers. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 Everyone adores past winner Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building). — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 One of the qualities Barrymore adores about her youngest daughter is her sense of humor. — Lauren Levesque, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the internet adores Zork, a guy in a diving suit with a flying headbutt attack. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 The catch is, the only time this program fits into your child’s schedule is during their advanced orchestra rehearsal or a figure drawing class that your child adores. — Parents, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adores
  1. loves
  2. likes
  3. venerates
  4. enjoys
  5. idolizes
  6. reveres
  7. savors
  8. relishes
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  • And while Saturday might be the only time this regular-season rivalry game is played in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Smart loves it when his team gets to play and win here.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Robert loves any visual, physical thing that is a reminder that this is not your typical person who works at a law firm.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of loves
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  • In the small-cap space, Piper Sandler's Tenthoff likes Monte Rosa Therapeutics, a pioneer in protein degradation that selectively destroys disease-causing proteins.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • After viciously hitting step-back threes, trash talking anyone who dares tempt him and racking up two NBA scoring titles, Doncic just likes to stay home, maybe get lunch or play cards.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of likes
Verb
  • Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.
    — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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  • Marysia enjoys occupying public space for extravagant reasons.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But when someone who already enjoys using a foldable phone decides Apple’s version isn’t worth keeping, that gets my attention.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoys
Verb
  • Deguchi Natsuki plays Fujino, an outgoing student who draws manga for her school newspaper, and Makita Aju plays Kyomoto, a reclusive classmate who idolizes her work.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Although Hendrix is fond of his dad’s Knicks, Haze idolizes a different NBA superstar.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of idolizes
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  • Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While Western climbers regard Everest as a peak to be conquered, Tenzing reveres it as a sacred mother goddess.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reveres
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  • Elsewhere in New York, Peggy (Denée Benton) savors the success of her first novel while her fiancé, the nice doctor William (Jordan Donica), moves up in the medical ranks.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • My mother savors her espresso slowly.
    — Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Definition of savors
Verb
  • Farming operations have also continued, a practice Anne clearly relishes.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And a reminder that these millionaires are playing a child’s game, because no one relishes it with quite the joy and verve and passion and emotion and occasional tantrum like Doncic does.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of relishes

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