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Noun
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After the mass, there will be food and performances from local choirs, and an outdoor eucharistic adoration.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025 -
The multimedia exposure drew the adoration of the era’s teenyboppers, who raced to spend their allowance money on T-shirts, lunch boxes and magazines featuring the face of Bubblegum Bobby, as he was known.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Designed with a reverence for 1920s-era architect Addison Mizner and completed in 2009, the property blends classic glamour with every modern indulgence.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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Each participant spoke with reverence for the work of their peers, passionately dissecting its nuances not for the sake of criticism, but for the purpose of helping their fellow creative see their vision through.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Does being a girl’s girl mean forfeiting your shot at love in deference to a friend’s indecision?—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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When Sexton took to the Tennessee House floor in April 2014, his colleagues showed him deference because of his banking experience, said former Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, a rural West Tennessee Democrat and the minority leader at the time, who sponsored the original payday lending legislation in 1997.—
Adam Friedman,
ProPublica,
26 June 2025
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“Romanticization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romanticization. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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