hero-worshipping

verb

variants also hero-worshiping
present participle of hero-worship
1
as in adoring
to love or admire too much people who hero-worship celebrities are setting themselves up for disappointment

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2
as in praising
to praise too much a golfing pro who is hero-worshipped by hordes of weekend duffers

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  1. adoring
  2. praising
  3. worshipping
  4. massaging
  5. stroking
  6. commending
  7. congratulating
  8. applauding
Verb
  • This was the unofficial kickoff for the Wild Horse Nine awards campaign, the first time Malkovich would face his adoring public.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Market on Close The analyst corps that covers Nvidia is mostly adoring.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of adoring
Verb
  • Carlson praising a member of the Democratic Party is more threatening to Vance than Carlson praising an apologist for the National Socialist German Workers’ Party.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The video of the confrontation has drawn more than 64,000 likes, with many commenters praising Opperman as a small-town hero.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of praising
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  • 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
  • Sakela is typically expressed through dance, music, group rituals and by worshipping nature.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of worshipping
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  • These included cleaning, caring for Chong’s children and massaging his feet without pay, 7NEWS reported.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Other things to prevent damage prior to wearing stilettos can include stretching or massaging the arches of your foot.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of massaging
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  • There was only one other visitor, another mother stroking another small head.
    — Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Alongside Cruise feeding and stroking his dying cat while walking around his mansion with his gut hanging out, there are shots of planes readying for battle and collapsing polar ice caps.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of stroking
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  • Following the post Lola's Facebook post are comments commending the restaurant for helping the workers and community.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While commending teammates during drills, Bosa wore a support sleeve on his right knee.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of commending
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  • One week after his aunt Yolanda died under the rubble of her apartment building, Alejandro Marquina discovered an Instagram message from her, congratulating him on a recent work accomplishment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of congratulating
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  • But the design quickly sparked backlash and support online, with some applauding the farm's call for civil discourse and others questioning why Kirk was chosen as the face of one of the attraction's biggest annual draws.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Chelsea supporters at Craven Cottage responded by applauding Fernandez and singing his name.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of applauding
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