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Recent Examples of salivate
The result has cash flow fans salivating.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Look no farther than his salivating over getting 50% of the Hormuz tolls.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
There wasn’t a Josh Jacobs or Xavier McKinney arriving from another team in March and there won’t be a flashy first-round pick to salivate over watching in training camp.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
True crime fans will salivate over the new docuseries, My Killer Father, which hits at the end of the month.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Look no farther than his salivating over getting 50% of the Hormuz tolls.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
There wasn’t a Josh Jacobs or Xavier McKinney arriving from another team in March and there won’t be a flashy first-round pick to salivate over watching in training camp.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
True crime fans will salivate over the new docuseries, My Killer Father, which hits at the end of the month.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivate
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In the other room, Kayda is entertaining Bryce and Zach, who are openly drooling, and the scene could not look more like Challengers if Zendaya were playing Kayda.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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This plant, also known as rose bay, may also cause drooling, abdominal pain, depression, colic and even death, according to the ASPCA.—
Amy DeYoung,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Angered by the demonstration, Keenan first screamed at the protesters and then spit in the face of one.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In my experience, ChatGPT is still a pretty bad writer and can’t hack the existential risk involved in spitting out a compelling thesis.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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