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
Were any parts of her personality driven in direct opposition or in adoration of her two older sisters?
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Brooke Lea Foster, People.com, 30 June 2025
There’s not this salivation for love, adoration— From your audiences.
—Danyel Smith, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Twelve months after the pain, Boisson was on Court Philippe-Chatrier, soaking in the adoration of a French crowd.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
After the mass, there will be food and performances from local choirs, and an outdoor eucharistic adoration.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Brooke Lea Foster, People.com, 30 June 2025
There’s not this salivation for love, adoration— From your audiences.
—Danyel Smith, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
Twelve months after the pain, Boisson was on Court Philippe-Chatrier, soaking in the adoration of a French crowd.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
After the mass, there will be food and performances from local choirs, and an outdoor eucharistic adoration.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoration
Noun
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Looking back on Jones' stint as a guest star, Smith had high praise for the musician.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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Which means that instead of attacking the CEO, Huang should be garnering abundant praise for recognizing truths about the global economy plainly lost on his critics.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Rock musician Paul Stanley of KISS, rapper and actor Ice T, and rock band Pixies all shared messages of admiration and grief.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Others shared words of encouragement and admiration for Savage.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Their pioneering spirit and unwavering commitment to quality have earned them a place of reverence in the history of tequila.—
Ronny Maye,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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This production is teeming with reverence for a movie classic, and the cast has the ability to do it justice in a live up-close version on that wide thrust floor-level Playhouse on Park stage.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 July 2025
Noun
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This would mean, unless and until the issue is resolved by the Supreme Court or Congress, legal rights of consumers, businesses and online content providers with respect to data sharing are different in different parts of the country.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 July 2025
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Amid widespread concern about social injustices across the U.S. in 2020, both the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians decided to change their controversial names out of respect for Native Americans.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
21 July 2025
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“Adoration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adoration. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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