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as in to adore
to love or admire too much
it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star
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as in to congratulate
to praise too much
a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her
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The underlying numbers adore Pepi, with FBref’s statistical profile analysis comparing his favorably to Viktor Gyökeres of Sporting CP (this winter’s hot striker target) and Evanilson of Bournemouth (who left Porto last summer).—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
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Paired with an elegant tap and handles, the result is an unusual, old-fashioned bathroom sink that Instagram users have adored.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Fans took to the comment section to congratulate Oleksy and her husband.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Immediately after his victory, many tech leaders publicly congratulated Trump and started making moves to win his favor, including schmoozing with the incoming president at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and making donations to his inauguration committee.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
19 Jan. 2025
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None of this will be a revelation to video art enthusiasts, who have long worshipped at Steina’s feet.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Vulture Cultures Ian Rose April 10, 2024 By turns worshipped and reviled, the bird frequently associated with death has appeared in art works for thousands of years.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Cohen May, director of the Los Angeles Housing Production Institute, praised this change as needed with or without the emergency.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The area rug has received thousands of five-star ratings from reviewers, with many praising its beauty and ability to withstand heavy foot traffic.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Edwards didn’t like where his in-bounds pass to Randle wound up.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
12 Jan. 2025
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The TikTok clip amassed over 7.8 million views and 2.5 million likes within three days of posting.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
12 Jan. 2025
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Kotb and her colleagues applauded when the song finished, with Kotb thanking Kermit at its conclusion.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Others applauded Kris and James Armstrong’s selflessness in light of such sudden challenges.—
Susan Young,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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But her decision to exercise caution was one that was commended on social media.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Newsom has commended Biden for not playing political games during disasters.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Know-nothings pretend that Schrader’s Bressonian mannerisms reveal the spiritual depths of contemporary crisis, when, in fact, Master Gardener repeats the same social-collapse paranoia that made secular reviewers overpraise the religious, racial, suicide-bomber topics of First Reformed.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 May 2023
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He’s overpraised of course.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
16 Mar. 2023
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“Adulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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