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doting (on)

verb

present participle of dote (on)
as in adoring
to love or admire too much doted on her only grandchild

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doting (on)
  1. adoring
  2. worshipping
  3. liking
Verb
  • The evening was a fitting toast to the shoe maestro, who celebrated his past, present and future alongside an adoring Milan Fashion Week crowd and influential actresses and models, including Naomi Watts.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One of the most notable moments — and the scene apparently being filmed — was a sequence of shots showing the three bandmembers running away from swarps of adoring fans.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of adoring
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  • These objects can shed light on how people were worshiping at the time, with gifts often offered in exchange for divine assistance.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Shankara advises that worshipping gods with names and stories through devotional rituals and sacred images (murtis) is an acceptable step for some people on the path toward a more philosophical understanding of an all-pervasive ultimate reality.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of worshipping
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  • For anyone considering the field, Carpenter emphasizes that success is about more than simply liking babies.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For now, however, what the numbers actually show is a world adjusting to the new reality of great-power competition, feeling forced to choose one side without the luxury of liking it.
    — Adam Y. Liu, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of liking
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