as in to welcome
to receive or accept gladly or readily
a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk
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Many locals welcome the team, but are not thrilled about the rising taxes and costs that come with new development.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026 -
The couple welcomed a daughter in 2022 and a son in 2024.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the course of the narrative, as John is embraced by friends and assaulted by strangers, Jones’s storytelling veers between breakthroughs and setbacks with a rhythm so mechanical as to verge on metronomic.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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In other photos, the pair embraced in front of Cinderella's Castle in the Florida theme park's Magic Kingdom.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Lap (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lap%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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