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adulating

verb

present participle of adulate

as in adoring

to love or admire too much it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

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as in praising

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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Recent Examples of adulating Venice pressers tend to fall on the warm/adulating side but this was clearly a film with plenty of admirers. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026 Greenery becomes an artful layer, softening the building and giving it a sense of (literal) grounding that tech-adulating blobitecture often lacks. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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The camera is always finding ways around the artist, sometimes examining him with the forensic disinterest of a doctor, the next close up and in his face like an adoring fan.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
During the session, moderated by Grace Barber-Plentie, BFI London Film Festival programmer, the star repeatedly drew applause and laughter from an adoring crowd that left the room buzzing about Ackie’s passion and natural charisma.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of adoring

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That follows two $500,000 ad buys from the business group, which has historically aligned with Republicans, praising incumbent Sens.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were among the superstars praising Brunson when training camps opened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of praising

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These young men feared that worshipping in Hebrew, which many congregants did not understand, was driving away the next generation of Jews.

— Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
These objects can shed light on how people were worshiping at the time, with gifts often offered in exchange for divine assistance.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of worshipping

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The Textile-to-Textile Ecosystem Award went to the Circulose Recycling Ecosystem, commending the brand commitments and fiber-producer partnerships supporting the Swedish company’s industrial restart.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
When the actual resolution commending Biss came before the council, Ald.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of commending

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Guests have reported footsteps in the attic, the feeling of someone stroking their face, a shower rode repeatedly flying off the wall and loud noises from outside the front door when no one is there.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
There was only one other visitor, another mother stroking another small head.

— Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026

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