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as in loving
feeling or showing love
adoring grandparents who love to spoil their grandchildren
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as in affectionate
reflecting great admiration or devotion
the adoring attention of the girls' gymnastics team when our local Olympic hero spoke to them
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as in worshiping
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife
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as in worshipping
to love or admire too much
adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults
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as in venerating
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god
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as in enjoying
to take pleasure in
I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?
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Recent Examples of adoring
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
Leaf peeping season is in full swing, meaning fall's most adoring fans will be making their way to New England, high-altitude spots out west, and some of America's most beautiful national parks to experience the kaleidoscope of colors.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, the 16x Grammy winner performed the final show in her Weekends with Adele Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, sharing a heartfelt goodbye with her adoring fans at the Colosseum.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
The three cosmonauts spent weeks performing zero gravity acrobatics, televised for the adoring Soviet public.
—Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
Leaf peeping season is in full swing, meaning fall's most adoring fans will be making their way to New England, high-altitude spots out west, and some of America's most beautiful national parks to experience the kaleidoscope of colors.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
Verb
What isn’t part of her plan is adoring her colleagues Sarah and Billy, and growing to like and respect her team leader Olympia, a younger Black woman who thrives in excellence.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, the 16x Grammy winner performed the final show in her Weekends with Adele Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, sharing a heartfelt goodbye with her adoring fans at the Colosseum.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoring
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The most important thing is to drown out the noise, forget the optics, and focus on creating your most loving experience on Valentine’s Day and beyond.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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In pictures: Singer Liam Payne 1 of 16 Cassidy described their two-year relationship as genuine and loving.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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So, join the rest of the Airheads — a moniker that, in this case, isn’t an insult but rather an affectionate nickname for bigtime Air Supply fans — and enjoy a proper Valentine’s Day soundtrack.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2025
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This morning, at the Capitol, Johnson walked over to his Senate Finance Committee colleague Bill Cassidy, a doctor and a passionate advocate for vaccination, and gave him an affectionate pat on the shoulder.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Many have shared their successes, cutting from clips of them consuming grapes, to shots of them enjoying a great year.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Smart has largely stayed out of the spotlight since then, though paparazzi did once catch him enjoying a meal at the same restaurant as Lopez and then-boyfriend Alex Rodriguez in 2018.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024
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Her chef and housekeeper, Bruna (Alba Rohrwacher), is timid and worshipful but able to take quietly decisive action when necessary.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2024
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In a country given to worshipful talk of Founding Fathers, this is not a new subject on the political stage.—
Molly Fischer,
The New Yorker,
1 Oct. 2024
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Everyone is very appreciative of all the support we've been shown.—
Janet W. Lee,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hopper was appreciative of her son's school for allowing him this time.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Adoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoring. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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