as in adorations
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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Recent Examples of adulations
But those self-adulations are often coupled with warnings that economic development success doesn’t happen by accident and can quickly slip away.
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Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Irwin politely refused to accept Tonioli and Hough's adulations, crediting it all to his partner.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Irwin politely refused to accept Tonioli and Hough's adulations, crediting it all to his partner.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Adulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulations. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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