as in to adore
to love or admire too much
doted on her only grandchild
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dote (on)
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He is adored, and for good reason.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025 -
When Cate Blanchett touched down on the red carpet Wednesday night at the Venice Film Festival, the Oscar winner blew a kiss to the crush of photographers and all the adoring fans lining the barricade.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Promote people who can lead people, not just worship AI.—
Jason Walker PsyD,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Yet the music icon, still worshiped decades after his death, was intimidated by one artist.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The word came more vividly to mind on a recent Thursday hike with friends, including Sarah Donohoe, a neighbor who like me is a newspaper columnist.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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Preferably, Villa would have liked to sign last season’s loanees Marcus Rashford and Asensio — the latter deal may well materialise this week — but did not have the resources to do so at the start of the summer.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Dote (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dote%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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