1
as in to adore
to love or admire too much
it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star
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2
as in to congratulate
to praise too much
a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her
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Recent Examples of adulate
Turkey’s TB2s became adulated in Ukraine for striking Russian tanks advancing on Kyiv at the start of that war in early 2022.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulate
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Eric adored his fans and is forever grateful for the outpouring of love and support he’s received.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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Display them at your dinner table as a centerpiece your guests will adore, or use them as sweet accents on your bar cart or sideboard.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2026
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After the election, Fried recalled how Bush had called Zapatero to congratulate him on his victory.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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After taking his skis off, Klæbo sat hunched over, staring into the snow, before standing up and congratulating his teammates and the rest of the finishers.—
Nathaniel Herz,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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No diva worship or esoteric knowledge of Broadway musicals here.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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One of the two host cities, Milan, is multicultural and cosmopolitan, and there are Islamic centers and mosques spread around the city to gather and worship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Keep scrolling to shop the Hoka Clifton 10, Hoka Bondi 9, and more, all praised by nurses who spend all day on their feet—with discounts up to 37 percent off.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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What customers are saying Gustavo’s Mexican Grill locations earn strong ratings on Yelp, where diners frequently praise the flavorful food, upbeat atmosphere and attentive service.—
Staff report,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 Feb. 2026
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Since then, my father-in-law has become engaged to a woman who, frankly, is not liked by anyone in our family.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Grackles gatherings then and now Where in Central Texas do grackles like to congregate in the winter?—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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The war has torn up a fifth of the country, but even with scant, erratic assistance, Ukrainians must emerge from the dust, to be applauded by the West, and go it close-to-alone again.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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But Everton were applauded off the field and fans who remained at the end sang in support of their team.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Newsom praised the decision and commended his more than 30 years of experience in the transportation sector.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The woman commended Reeves for doing the hike solo.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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The result is sometimes overpraising, overprotection, and overindulging children, mixing emotional intensity with economic privilege in ways that breed entitlement.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Know-nothings pretend that Schrader’s Bressonian mannerisms reveal the spiritual depths of contemporary crisis, when, in fact, Master Gardener repeats the same social-collapse paranoia that made secular reviewers overpraise the religious, racial, suicide-bomber topics of First Reformed.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 May 2023
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“Adulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulate. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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