adored; adoring
1
: to worship or honor as a deity or as divine
2
: to regard with loving admiration and devotion
He adored his wife.
3
: to be very fond of
adores pecan pie
adorer
noun
Examples of adore in a Sentence
He's a good doctor. All his patients adore him.
They adored shopping in all the boutiques.
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His face was printed on lunch boxes, cereal boxes and posters that hung on the bedroom walls of his adoring fans.
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CBS News, 24 June 2025
Referred to as Bubblegum Bobby and a fixture on the cover of teen magazines, lunch boxes, and other merch for adoring young fans, Sherman also continued to act during that period.
—EW.com, 24 June 2025
Renteria still adores shopping trips, and Carr wheels her around the mall to her favorite shops.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
Because to me, real intimacy isn’t just about being adored.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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CBS News, 24 June 2025
Referred to as Bubblegum Bobby and a fixture on the cover of teen magazines, lunch boxes, and other merch for adoring young fans, Sherman also continued to act during that period.
—EW.com, 24 June 2025
Renteria still adores shopping trips, and Carr wheels her around the mall to her favorite shops.
—Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2025
Because to me, real intimacy isn’t just about being adored.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for adore
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“Adore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adore. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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adore
verb
ə-ˈdō(ə)r 
-ˈdȯ(ə)r
adored; adoring
1
: worship entry 2 sense 1
adore God
2
: to be very fond of
adoration
noun
ˌad-ə-ˈrā-shən
adorer
noun
ə-ˈdōr-ər
-ˈdȯr-
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