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as in worshipping
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife
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as in worshiping
to love or admire too much
adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults
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as in venerating
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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“Adoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoring. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.
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