as in adored
to love or admire too much
doted on her only grandchild
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For evening, Jones looked to Umm Kulthum, the late Egyptian singer and film actress who adored scarves, for inspiration.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
21 Sep. 2025 -
Frampton is adored in Irish boxing circles as a gritty fighter who claimed belts in two divisions without ever straying far from his working-class roots.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Star athletes are worshipped as minor deities in the real world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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To a kid who worshipped the gods of comedy, Martin was the biggest of them all.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Doted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doted%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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