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Recent Examples of salivate
These chalky outcomes should have golf fans salivating over the potential for a similar result at this week’s Masters Tournament.
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Jason Sobel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The combination has led fans to salivate about what Flagg might do next.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Perhaps no company has been more aggressive in that push than Disney, where executives are already salivating for a 2027 that will kick off with the College Football Championship, the Grammys, the Super Bowl and the Oscars all within a three month window.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Corporate America was happy to see Khan gone and salivated at the prospect of looser enforcement under Trump.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jason Sobel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The combination has led fans to salivate about what Flagg might do next.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Perhaps no company has been more aggressive in that push than Disney, where executives are already salivating for a 2027 that will kick off with the College Football Championship, the Grammys, the Super Bowl and the Oscars all within a three month window.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Corporate America was happy to see Khan gone and salivated at the prospect of looser enforcement under Trump.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivate
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Fair to say that the Ichiban has already accomplished its primary objective of getting moto nerds to drool over it on their phone screens – even though there is little likelihood that it will be built as it is envisioned.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2025
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Pay attention for signs of distress: panting, drooling, a high heart rate, dry nose, lethargy, or even vomiting, staggering or seizures.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Abby spits back before raising her gun and blasting off his knee.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Elliott spits her verses in patois, freeing up space on the track for the drums to get some before Cartel and M.I.A. slide through. 41.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivate. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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