as in adoring
to love or admire too much
doted on her only grandchild
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Lucy, Nicholas and Mary were adoring big sibs in this sweet shot of everyone at home together.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026 -
The auction gives the adoring public a chance to own part of the company’s history ahead of Apple’s 50th anniversary in April.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The original movie followed MacCaullay as a young bride hunted by her spouse’s wealthy family on her wedding night as part of a Devil-worshipping ritual.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Miles Mullin, the vice president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, said faith leaders can and often have led protests on social issues, but those should never prevent others from worshipping.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The answer is, not very, although at least liking lesbians enough to laugh with and not at their culture surely counts as a prerequisite.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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The outlet reported that Victoria breached the legal letter by liking an Instagram post and that's why Brooklyn ultimately decided to block both of his parents on social media.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Doting (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doting%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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