1
as in heaped
to give readily and in large quantities
doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children
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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
An obvious contributor, also cited by Powell, is the king’s ransom being lavished on AI data centers, projected to reach almost $1 trillion this year, multiples of the number three years ago.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Kerr, who has also lavished praise upon Brown, 56, whenever asked about him, made sure to give Atkinson his due before a December game in Cleveland.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Sources close to Calvert-Lewin have lavished praise on how impressive this and subsequent calls were with the Leeds hierarchy, while United felt that the first pitch turned the striker’s curiosity about the club into a realisation that this could really work for him.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
But for all of the attention lavished on the video, there is also something highly familiar about it.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Trump lavished unusual praise on the media at a post-shooting late night press conference at the White House Saturday night.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Lemme co-founder marked another turn around the sun, surrounded by family who lavished her with treats.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Both had lucrative jobs elsewhere, but Altman lavished them with attention.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The father of three and owner of crop underwriting firm Noem Insurance lavished some $25,000 on these shapely ladies over the course of their relationship, the Mail reported.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Kerr, who has also lavished praise upon Brown, 56, whenever asked about him, made sure to give Atkinson his due before a December game in Cleveland.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Sources close to Calvert-Lewin have lavished praise on how impressive this and subsequent calls were with the Leeds hierarchy, while United felt that the first pitch turned the striker’s curiosity about the club into a realisation that this could really work for him.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
But for all of the attention lavished on the video, there is also something highly familiar about it.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Trump lavished unusual praise on the media at a post-shooting late night press conference at the White House Saturday night.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Lemme co-founder marked another turn around the sun, surrounded by family who lavished her with treats.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Both had lucrative jobs elsewhere, but Altman lavished them with attention.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The father of three and owner of crop underwriting firm Noem Insurance lavished some $25,000 on these shapely ladies over the course of their relationship, the Mail reported.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavished
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Nick Immaculata from Preservation Distillery might be, especially after seeing the praise heaped upon it from the eternally online whiskey world.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
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Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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Toomey spent an afternoon with Hulst in his final weeks.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Crow and Creepy, the call signs of two soldiers from the 24th Mechanized Brigade, have spent 344 and 334 days respectively, non-stop, in frontline dugouts.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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That’s why the state’s nonpartisan watchdog, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, quickly poured cold water on Newsom’s good-news budget moment.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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No one poured school fees or study-abroad plane tickets or holidays in Málaga and Mérida into her.—
Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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The Portland Trail Blazers took them to five games, the Minnesota Timberwolves (an ailing team) took them to six games, and the Thunder lost in seven.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Past Republican efforts to quickly override state AI laws appear to have lost momentum, setting up a complex future battle.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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The International Esperanto Naturist Organization showered passersby with pamphlets featuring stock photos of aspirationally fit, naked bodies.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Collins was showered with gifts and a citation.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
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“Lavished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavished. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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