1
as in adoring
to love or admire too much
it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star
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2
as in praising
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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Verb
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Celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg, Lauryn Hill and Joey Bada$$ sat in the front row, and several small children walked alongside older models, sparking adoring coos from the audience.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Their adoring fourteen-year-old daughter, Hedvig (Maaike Laanstra-Corn), believes her layabout father to be a great inventor, but this, too, is a comforting lie.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The White House shared statements with the Washington Examiner from several administration officials praising Budowich.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Rylee Arnold, Witney Carson, and Brylee Armstrong all backed Lindsay’s message, praising her for speaking out.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nobody applauding my eagle chip going in.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Others rallied behind him, applauding his honest spill.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Many in the crowd stood worshipping with their hands in the air.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2025
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But something timely right now is the parasocial relationship with celebrity and the difference between supporting somebody and worshiping somebody.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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People commented on the Facebook post congratulating the winner.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The fourth is congratulating the kid for finding Courtland Sutton over the top for a sumptuous 52-yard score on fourth-and-2.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
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Cozens’ former teammate Kyle Okposo took to Cozens right away, even commending the youngster for his leadership skills.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Carrie Severino, president of the conservative advocacy group Judicial Crisis Network, told the Washington Examiner that clearer emergency docket orders can help stop issues from returning to the docket, while commending the justices for taking up the FTC firing case.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One game, especially one so dominated by the defense, certainly isn’t enough to decide whether this is even an issue, but noted QB whisperer O’Connell has to be stroking his chin.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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But Ethan’s out there getting loose and stroking it.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Create some suspense and anticipation by going in slowly, starting with the head and just massaging it slightly with the tip of your tongue.—
Ian Kumamoto,
Them.,
10 Sep. 2025
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Certainly not once the front and rear heated seats and front massaging seats are powered on.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Adulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulating. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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