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verb

present participle of adore
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of adoring
Adjective
At age six, Ethan's tenure of deprivation ended and a rich life of loving care started with Julie, his adoring adoptive mother. Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024 The three cosmonauts spent weeks performing zero gravity acrobatics, televised for the adoring Soviet public. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
Verb
At just 10 months old, William had the full attention of his adoring mother (here, on a trip to New Zealand in 1983). Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Trump, like any narcissist who is handed a microphone before an adoring audience, can’t help but reveal. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adoring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoring
Adjective
  • His banter with deadpan Principal Woodman (John Sylvester White) and his loving, eye-rolling wife Julie (Marcia Strassman) brought the series full circle, blending schoolyard shenanigans with heartfelt adult comedy.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Jaiden is a sweet, loving, and happy young person whose smile can light up any room!
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In Schorr’s photograph, the duo, played by Julia Garner and Cole Escola, is more ambiguous, more gender-flouting, projecting an air of affectionate defiance.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • However, when given affectionate touch from their partner, these feelings significantly reduced.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Along with the offense, the Giants’ bullpen continues enjoying collective success even with a vastly different personnel, one that does not feature Randy Rodríguez, Camilo Doval, Tyler Rogers or Erik Miller.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In July, Aniston was spotted enjoying a yacht trip off the coast of Mallorca — where she was joined by friends including Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda Anka — and Curtis was with her for the vacation.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution around the world, claimed some 70 were, Monday night, killed while worshiping at a funeral service, with the rest slain in the villages of Potodu and Ntoyo in the DRC’s North Kivu region.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Our right-wing Christians are fighting to turn away the most desperate foreign refugees, all while worshiping Jesus, who was once a foreign refugee.
    John Fugelsang September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With Tracy getting the majority of the work out of the backfield, take advantage of a fantasy manager not liking his production, and add a team's RB1 who will be getting plenty of opportunities to score touchdowns when the Giants finally make it into the red zone.
    Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Rare singer confirmed her relationship with Blanco in December 2023 by liking Instagram posts speculating that the two were dating.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • West was at the height of his cultural influence and had handpicked Chance, a fellow Chicago native, as his protégé—the successor to the soul-drenched, worshipful hip-hop that West had popularized in the mid-two-thousands.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The secret in the biscuits is the pairing of cheddar with bacon, with the overall result being worshipful thanks from those who are lucky enough to partake.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Robbie tries to be appreciative of the young matriarch’s sacrifices.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Barry Jenkins’ Pastel, this is a small-scale picture that should find a commensurate but appreciative audience.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Adoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoring. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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