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also worshiping
as in loving
reflecting great admiration or devotion
impressionable young men with a worshipping regard for professional athletes
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variants
also worshiping
as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
feels that there is just too much worshipping of celebrities
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variants
also worshiping
1
as in venerating
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
the ancient Greeks worshipped many different gods
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2
as in adoring
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
the new father worships his baby daughter, and would do anything for her
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3
as in idolizing
to love or admire too much
thought that some of her fellow senior citizens worshipped the old days too much, observing that they weren't all good
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worshipping
Adjective
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Soto should, of course, get a loving reception from the Bleacher Creatures on Friday night, no?—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
16 May 2025 -
Tina Knowles remembers growing up in a loving and raucous family of nine.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Eastern Wyandotte County residents saw their streets, basements, businesses and at least one place of worship flood as storms raged across the Kansas City metro and elsewhere on Monday evening.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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The council also cited the Idaho Code, which does not allow a company to own a liquor license within 300 feet of any public school, church or place of worship.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
21 May 2025
Verb
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As Jack Lang writes today, the Brazilians cannot bottle lightning in the way Argentina have and their adoring public are switching off.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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He was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player in front of 80,000 adoring fans at the Bernabeu a week later and reported for pre-season training in early August after a brief summer break largely spent in Miami and Los Angeles.—
Tom Williams,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Conway, an Irishman like Fennell, rides a motorbike, inspires worshipful devotion in his crew, and can free-dive to extraordinary depths.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The secret in the biscuits is the pairing of cheddar with bacon, with the overall result being worshipful thanks from those who are lucky enough to partake.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His assessment is based not on the slack-jawed idolatry of elite-media toadies, but on sources nobody else thought to ring up and poke.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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Unlike most contemporary acts subject to mass idolatry, Wolf Alice’s online presence (which, historically, has been minimal) has never been part of the appeal.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Sweeten it to your liking with dates, maple syrup, or not at all.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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That's quite a compliment from the King of Horror, a man not known to keep mum if an adaptation of one of his works is not to his liking.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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But officially, the Sox are playing it cool and trying to be respectful.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The Chucky alum added that there were challenges in balancing pop culture commentary while still being respectful of other's feelings.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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So there has always been an attack on the present and a deification of the past on our way to saying that things are getting worse.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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The deification of our jazz dead is stunning to behold that way.—
Harmony Holiday,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Worshipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worshipping. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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