doted (on)

verb

past tense of dote (on)
as in adored
to love or admire too much doted on her only grandchild

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  1. adored
  2. worshipped
  3. liked
Verb
  • Having Nick and Charlie end their relationship—a relationship genuinely adored by the Heartstopper fandom— was not a decision Oseman made lightly.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Anna’s attitude speaks to the jealousy that fuels the movie’s wider narrative – Jack is adored, largely inappropriately, by all the members of his family – while his father’s probing highlights a warped sense of entitlement.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of adored
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  • But for the peoples who worshipped there, that land was the church.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
  • Quite literally worshipped by some extreme members of society.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of worshipped
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  • Not only did it, but liked it… as Jeffrey Dean Morgan tells Entertainment Weekly.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Through recalls, improvements, changes in battery design, and more, Chevrolet managed to make the Bolt into something that people actually liked and wanted to buy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of liked
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