savored

variants also savoured
past tense of savor

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of savored If the diary entries are any indication, Fauci, in the midst of the pandemic, also savored his own press coverage and lionization. Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 One TikToker refused to give up her parking spot and instead savored her food-court hot dog to get back at a cranky driver who honked at her. Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Trout savored every moment with friends and family, including his two sons, in the festivities. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 And Caglianone savored it with his dad, Jeff, who threw to him in the contest in Philadelphia. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 The Braves fans, the American fans who joined in or at least savored the novelty, enjoyed the experience brought to them by that small group of England soccer fans. Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 July 2026 Destined only to be savoured as a dream, while the world still burns around you. Literary Hub, 19 June 2026 Some officials, including Mayor Mark Bogen and Commissioner Michael Udine, savored the prospect of saving taxpayers more than $200 million. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 The new generation didn’t show up for this film, but the old men who savored it as kids in the 1980s with 45-54 being the biggest demo at 29%. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for savored
Verb
  • Chai Maintenance blends spiced chai with lemonade and adds a cardamom-sugar rim.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • In fact, this recipe has the meatballs gently spiced with a dash of cumin and cinnamon, then tossed with a pepperoncini-spiked tomato sauce.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The extraordinary allegation offers a window into the waning days of an increasingly hostile primary race to replace Kelly, who has enjoyed broad popularity throughout her eight years in office.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The polar bears, who were born in Nuremberg, Germany, 16 years ago and have adapted to the European climate, were the ones who enjoyed it the most.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Talim’s uncle makes the meat pies by hand, filling the pastry with choices of meat flavored by curries.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Warm up with this Moroccan- inspired chicken and chickpea soup, flavored with cumin, coriander, and cinnamon.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • At his most threatening when brimming with confidence and direct in his attacking, Garnacho is the type of wide forward Emery has historically loved.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • But before the swirl of attention, there was a frantic search for a teen known in the community as an outgoing, charming athlete with infectiously positive energy who loved making people smile.
    Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Though his first assignment in Montjuic - during Xavi Hernandez’s trophyless and final 2023/2024 term - was chaos to forget, the Portuguese relished a new role under Hansi Flick.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Here is an assortment of stories from 10 former Vikings who relished telling them.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Not only did it, but liked it… as Jeffrey Dean Morgan tells Entertainment Weekly.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Through recalls, improvements, changes in battery design, and more, Chevrolet managed to make the Bolt into something that people actually liked and wanted to buy.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Savored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savored. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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