1
as in heaped
to give readily and in large quantities
doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children
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2
as in spent
to use up carelessly
a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies
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Recent Examples of lavished
The Oppenheimer director lavished praise on Johnson during an interview with The Smashing Machine helmer Benny Safdie on The Director’s Cut, the Directors Guild of America’s podcast.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Kipping points out, however, that over nearly a decade and a half, astronomers have already lavished attention on WASP-39b, and numerous transits have been captured.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Chernow lavished pages on it, as Vaill does.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Pakistan lavished him with praise, and nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Kirk also lavished praise on Vance’s debating skills.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump lavished praise upon his hosts during the first presidential visit to Windsor Castle.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, for all the time lavished upon Tom’s grief or Robbie’s, far less attention is directed toward some of the other characters in their periphery, who’ve struggled just as much if not more.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Kipping points out, however, that over nearly a decade and a half, astronomers have already lavished attention on WASP-39b, and numerous transits have been captured.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Chernow lavished pages on it, as Vaill does.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Pakistan lavished him with praise, and nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Kirk also lavished praise on Vance’s debating skills.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
Trump lavished praise upon his hosts during the first presidential visit to Windsor Castle.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, for all the time lavished upon Tom’s grief or Robbie’s, far less attention is directed toward some of the other characters in their periphery, who’ve struggled just as much if not more.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavished
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Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), told Fortune the lack of compensation has heaped financial pressures on workers, who are already working six days a week for a total of 60 hours.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Manager Dave Roberts heaped high praise for Betts' play in the ninth, which helped LA's rookie closer settle into his outing.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Born in Oakland and raised in Stockton, Martin spent seven seasons in the NFL.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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He was arrested again in 2022, spent months in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, received an eight-year sentence in 2024 and finally decided to flee the country earlier this month, arriving just in time to premiere his latest film in Cannes.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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Behind the bar, there’s a microdistillery, where each spirit is made, then poured and labeled by hand.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Congratulations poured in, including from other parents who shared their own stories of grief that led to their rainbow babies.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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Players are rushing to get showered, dressed, fed and present with family members who traveled for the game, all before being chauffeured away in the bus to the team plane.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
18 Oct. 2025
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This time, the Tigers were showered and prowling downtown Cleveland in time for a celebratory steak dinner.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lavished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavished. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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