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Recent Examples of adulation What happened in the court, instead, was part of a long overdue reckoning about the country’s obsession with seduction, the uncritical adulation of its artists and the stalling in France of the #MeToo movement. Catherine Porter, New York Times, 13 May 2025 While Sinner’s entrance was welcomed by fans and the media, the opening week at Foro Italico has taken a back seat to the adulation and excitement of the new man at the top of the Catholic Church. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Denny Salas, former Washington, D.C., consultant and field organizer during former President Barack Obama's first term, told Newsweek that the adulation toward Ocasio-Cortez is meaningless at this juncture. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 The goalkeeper smiled and in a typical Martinez manner, bathed in the adulation of a fanbase who adore him. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for adulation
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Noun
  • After the mass, there will be food and performances from local choirs, and an outdoor eucharistic adoration.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Contributor Deanna Pai also sung its praises in her review, emphasizing not only the comfortable fit but also its ability to reduce redness, calm skin, and visibly veil a few dark spots during her two-week trial.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 July 2025
  • The accompanying text sang his praises: As a rising young writer of Western novels (three books published) this gives his prose a spare and muscular quality; his gunsights never become entangled in fancy verbal foliage.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Praise and worship will be at the shrine, along with food trucks and fireworks.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Recent raids have targeted schools, job sites, hotels, and even places of worship.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Angélique Kidjo’s four-decade career has been marked by an unapologetic grace and global acclaim, with her 2025 Grammy nomination standing as a testament to the enduring success of authentic African artistry in the professional music world.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • And even that may not enable him to reach his previous level of acclaim.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Excessive flattery of a doting father—who could prosecute this?
    Nan Z. Da June 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
  • Other audience members carefully phrased their questions with a balance of flattery and inquiry, asking what makes Hermès stronger than other fashion companies.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Although not a traditional Italian dish, Alfredo sauce is made of butter, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, pasta water, and seasoning.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • Hoping to conjure the same smoky flavor in his tiny kitchen, where there was no grill, Prudhomme dragged a fillet of redfish through butter, seasoned it with spices and threw it into a smoking-hot skillet.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025

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“Adulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulation. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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