doting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doting
Adjective
  • As Siff points out, that caring emotion allows the audience to feel a sense of compassion for all three characters.
    Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • The foster teens greatly appreciate these useful items and the efforts of these many caring volunteers, the news release stated.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • While being affectionate around adults and children, the breed will stand up to threats from strangers.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
  • Everyone will want to have fun and will feel relaxed and affectionate.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • This disorder also affects a parent’s ability to be an attentive and loving caregiver.
    Ty Schepis, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
  • Parks-Ramage doesn’t come to a specific conclusion, and although some of his more righteous characters seem to be firmly on the reproduction-is-immoral side, his depiction of Gabriel’s childlike wonder and imagination is tender and loving.
    Ilana Masad, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.
    Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • One way to initiate a more intentional approach to developing people-centric leaders is to explore the compassionate leadership toolkit, which includes a free assessment, and consider attending WorkHuman’s next conference for educational and morale purposes.
    Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • This can help the development of more conscious leadership and the formation of compassionate teams.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • That relationship is built, visit by visit, kind interaction after warm conversation.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 1 June 2025
  • Ultimately, however, the union won its contract. 1995: In the largest takeover of its kind, federal housing officials took control of the Chicago Housing Authority four days after its chairman, Vince Lane, and the CHA board resigned under a cloud of mismanagement.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Many transit systems have long-standing etiquette campaigns urging travelers to be considerate of those around them.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • This enables leaders to be more considerate of cultural nuances, generational differences, or the specific needs of neurodivergent individuals.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • When empathy flows mostly in one direction, the emotional health of the relationship often relies on the more understanding partner.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Phelan has worked on other sets with less understanding crews, where she was asked to repeat complicated dance steps over and over again.
    Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Doting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doting. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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