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Recent Examples of salivate
To longtime fans, the prospect of any new material from the late legend is rightful cause to salivate, but as the artist's discerning offspring, Tim wasn't entirely sold at first that there was something worth sharing there.
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
The edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna.
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Democrats are salivating at the prospect of a gloves-off runoff race.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
18 May 2026
The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates.
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Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
The edit basically shows all the men repeatedly salivating over Heidi, Jenna, and Shawna.
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Democrats are salivating at the prospect of a gloves-off runoff race.
—
Nik Popli,
Time,
18 May 2026
The stars have been delivering the kind of high-fashion moments the industry at the center of the film salivates over, studies and celebrates.
—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivate
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For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.
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Fighter Josh Hokit drooled at the weigh-in in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
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After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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