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Recent Examples of adulation Republicans are offering him a level of adulation that would make Kim Jong Un blush. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 Trump, of course, also loves the adulation, which was especially true this week as Silicon Valley moguls earned choice seats at Trump’s swearing in after each shelling out seven figures to his inaugural committee. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025 But Mason and his team honored the sense of lost innocence, the aesthetic attention to darkly psychedelic absurdism, and the adulation for a good Michel Gondry film that lit Malcolm’s brain up. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025 Have we been conditioned only to uncover these scammers for the sake of the adulation of faceless commenters? Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adulation
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Noun
  • This is far from the first time Ina has shared her adoration for this saucy and cozy comfort food recipe.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Grande and Erivo’s super sweet bond, which was on display during the Wicked press tour, makes this performance and the pair’s very clear mutual adoration for each other, even more special.
    Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Samira earns praise from patients and reproach from Robby.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Here’s how business leaders can integrate praise into their corporate culture and inspire long-term growth.
    Kunio Hara, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • San Xavier del Bac (Arizona) Unlike many old Spanish churches that are now museums or parks, this mission on the outskirts of Tucson is still a very active place of worship and learning as well as meeting place for the local Tohono O’odham community.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Taihong Ouyang, 49, was arrested Tuesday and charged with burglary and criminal mischief, both as hate crimes, and aggravated harassment after a string of break ins at the worship sites earlier that day.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • People who worked on Across the Spider-Verse claimed that their working conditions were not conducive to producing the type of intricate animation that defined the series with Into the Spider-Verse premiered to widespread acclaim in 2018.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
  • In the games, the role was played to great acclaim by Ashley Johnson, who made a cameo in a season 1 flashback as Ellie's mother.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wang’s guest tried to put him at ease with a bit of flattery.
    Brian Nishii Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and that seems to be what Ariana Grande thinks about Kelly Ripa's impersonation of her.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Wrap the ribs in foil with butter, a few splashes of apple juice, and a spoonful of barbecue sauce.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Add the flour and stir very gently until no traces of it remain. 4: Swipe a large pat of butter over the hot pan to coat it generously.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Adulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulation. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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