lavished

verb

past tense of lavish
1
as in heaped
to give readily and in large quantities doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children

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2
as in spent
to use up carelessly a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies

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Recent Examples of lavished Its following includes Emmy voters, who lavished the series with 19 nominations, the most of any new series this year. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Critics lavished praise on the film, so much so that chatter about potential Oscar attention kicked up in Hollywood. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 While many soccer fans and media observers have given Fox a mixed report card compared with ESPN, Pitaro lavished praise on his competitor. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 July 2026 Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026 The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026 An obvious contributor, also cited by Powell, is the king’s ransom being lavished on AI data centers, projected to reach almost $1 trillion this year, multiples of the number three years ago. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026 Kerr, who has also lavished praise upon Brown, 56, whenever asked about him, made sure to give Atkinson his due before a December game in Cleveland. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavished
  1. heaped
  2. spent
  3. poured
  4. lost
  5. showered
Verb
  • Juicy chicken, squash, red onion, and walnuts cook together on a sheet pan, then get heaped over arugula for a cold-weather salad that satisfies like a Sunday roast.
    — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Piles of brush have been growing along lawns since Memorial Day weekend, some nearly five feet tall as fresh branches and leaves are heaped atop weeks-old debris.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Steinem spent 11 days working undercover as a bunny in Manhattan's Playboy Club and documenting her experience.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem spent her final years continuing to write, her representatives noted Thursday, including her forthcoming book An Unexpected Life.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of spent
Verb
  • The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country.
    — The NPR Network, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Gabby Williams poured in 16 on four made three-pointers and Tiffany Hayes led the bench unit with 12 points.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of poured
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  • So the announcement arrives that Paul Baker lost the election, meaning nobody has to move out, and Anton and Paul Baker share their big kiss.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The club has had Los Angeles in its name since 2005, when the City of Anaheim sued the team and lost in civil court.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of lost
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  • The Gators’ first-year coach will exit the south end zone tunnel Saturday night under the lights — and the microscope — while showered by cheers as a new era of Florida football begins against Florida Atlantic.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Curaçao’s infielders showered each other with water as a pack of fans tucked behind the third base dugout waved the Curaçao flag.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of showered

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“Lavished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavished. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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