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as in adoration
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
the pathetic adulation of the leader of the cult by her misguided followers
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2
as in praise
excessive praise
more objective critics have observed that the artist never deserved the adulation heaped upon her mediocre paintings
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While wearing a literal halo (a thin floating gold crown fastened to a glamorously sleek low bun), Brooks credited her faith for not giving up during her long career before this moment of adulation.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2024
National and global adulation helped shape the narrative of South Africa as a place where something otherworldly had happened: peace had settled on the land not because of compromises and negotiations but because of goodwill and Madiba magic.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
After a wave of Native stories earned acclaim from critics and adulation from fans in recent years, the Television Academy joined the chorus with Wednesday’s Emmy nominations.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Unlike some of her peers, her work is worthy of this level of adulation.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 29 Mar. 2024
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2024
National and global adulation helped shape the narrative of South Africa as a place where something otherworldly had happened: peace had settled on the land not because of compromises and negotiations but because of goodwill and Madiba magic.
—Sisonke Msimang, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
After a wave of Native stories earned acclaim from critics and adulation from fans in recent years, the Television Academy joined the chorus with Wednesday’s Emmy nominations.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Unlike some of her peers, her work is worthy of this level of adulation.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Adulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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