as in praise
strong feelings of love or admiration
They looked at the baby with adoration. The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.
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Recent Examples of adoration
Undoubtedly, the excellent Clos du Mesnil by Krug deserves such adoration, but Clos des Goisses is an off-the-radar superstar for most people that deserves a lot more attention.
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Cat lovers and supporters flooded the comments, expressing both their adoration and appreciation for Ileana's efforts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Kristofferson’s wife Lisa also praised the camaraderie of The Highwaymen to the outlet, noting their true adoration for one another.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
That game delivered the largest crowd in TBT history and allowed Cauley-Stein to trash-talk Cardinals fans all week on the golf course while also basking in the adoration of a grateful Big Blue Nation.
—Kyle Tucker, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Cat lovers and supporters flooded the comments, expressing both their adoration and appreciation for Ileana's efforts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Kristofferson’s wife Lisa also praised the camaraderie of The Highwaymen to the outlet, noting their true adoration for one another.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
That game delivered the largest crowd in TBT history and allowed Cauley-Stein to trash-talk Cardinals fans all week on the golf course while also basking in the adoration of a grateful Big Blue Nation.
—Kyle Tucker, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoration
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The economist has won praise from US President-elect Donald Trump, whose government efficiency tsars, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appear keen to replicate his budget cuts in the United States.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Although his nominee for Labor secretary has won bipartisan praise and has a pro-labor track record, Trump’s threats to deport millions, impose tariffs and weaken worker protections have left many in the labor movement wary of what his time in office will bring.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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There's a humility in that, and there's an admiration of Bob too.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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What mattered more than the discernible admiration, however, was the considerable respect Atalanta’s achievements have brought.James Horncastle, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Slowly, ideas that Xiao and his allies had propagated decades ago—the stabilizing force of the strongman and a reverence for cultural traditions—seem to have arrived in the control center of the world’s most powerful liberal democracy.Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Indy’s reverence for art was hardly shared by the Nazis, who in the game are most notably represented by a loathsome archaeologist nemesis called Emmerich Voss.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Out of mutual respect, the club did not trigger the option of an additional year contained in the midfielder’s contract, enabling her to depart on a free.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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In many respects, the deeper levels of the Superman mythology have barely been scratched in Hollywood's many cinematic iterations and permutations of the character, whether on the big screen or TV.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Adoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoration. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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