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Survival Playbook for Embedded Finance 2.0 How do software founders thread this regulatory needle without killing the growth story investors are salivating over?
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Trump’s fight against Harvard and other Ivy League institutions is one conservatives have been salivating at for years, especially since the on-campus protests against Israel following Hamas’s attack in October 2023.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Consider three words that get fans in North American leagues with playoffs salivating but often draw blank stares from the European soccer community: the trade deadline.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Allen says the little one began salivating, was noticeably flushed in his face, and became very whiny and fussy.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Trump’s fight against Harvard and other Ivy League institutions is one conservatives have been salivating at for years, especially since the on-campus protests against Israel following Hamas’s attack in October 2023.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Consider three words that get fans in North American leagues with playoffs salivating but often draw blank stares from the European soccer community: the trade deadline.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Allen says the little one began salivating, was noticeably flushed in his face, and became very whiny and fussy.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivate
Verb
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His jaw wobbled unsteadily and a thin thread of spit drooled from the side of his mouth onto the counter.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
16 July 2025
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Early signs include excessive panting, drooling, lethargy and weakness.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The passenger spit on the bus driver as the argument escalated, then Lincoln pulled out a knife and stabbed him, Fitzgerald said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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But don’t just rely on AI to spit out generic content.—
Karan Sharma,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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