lavished

past tense of lavish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lavished And yet part of the quarterback’s allure is that, for all the worship lavished on those in the position, there is still a mystery about them. Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 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
Verb
  • The dish, which is beg enough for two to share, comes with wafer thin Chinese pancakes and a platter heaped with romaine salad, sambals, herbs, wasabi kosho and yuzu.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The incident heaped pressure on Merkel and her migration policies.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are people in this world who exchange birthday gifts with their manicurist, and then there are those who have spent many solitary hours mastering the art of the at-home manicure.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Liberatore previously spent almost nine years at Airbnb, and before that worked in senior finance roles at SquareTrade, eBay and PayPal.
    MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10 during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University, tributes have poured in from across the country—including from several Dancing With the Stars alumni.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Additional donations, including several of $100 or more, poured in after the hearing.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Zimmerman showered Leader with love and took her to obedience classes, offered rewards like liver or chicken during positive training sessions, and made sure to socialize her by having as many different people as possible pet her.
    Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In its normal nickel package, Witherspoon moves inside, and Woolen plays opposite Josh Jobe, who was showered with praise by his head coach this week.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Lavished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavished. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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