1
as in to love
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife
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2
as in to worship
to love or admire too much
adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults
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3
as in to venerate
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power
the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god
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4
as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?
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Recent Examples of adore
As Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez raise fists together in solidarity before the adoring crowds, Warren is not on the scene.
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Those without a sweet tooth, however, will adore its cheeseboard: think Driftwood goats, Westcombe Cheddar, Vale of Camelot Blue, and Somerset Brie.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
An old pal of mine — a Dodgers fanatic who adores Monfort the way Bugs Bunny adored Elmer Fudd — likes to joke that there are only two types of Rockies fans left at Coors Field by the All-Star break: Barely alive or barely sober.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Leaving behind Bath's busy streets, the tour weaves through Hampshire's rolling hills, capturing the quiet elegance Austen adored.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Those without a sweet tooth, however, will adore its cheeseboard: think Driftwood goats, Westcombe Cheddar, Vale of Camelot Blue, and Somerset Brie.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
An old pal of mine — a Dodgers fanatic who adores Monfort the way Bugs Bunny adored Elmer Fudd — likes to joke that there are only two types of Rockies fans left at Coors Field by the All-Star break: Barely alive or barely sober.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025
Leaving behind Bath's busy streets, the tour weaves through Hampshire's rolling hills, capturing the quiet elegance Austen adored.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adore
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Acosta loved the outdoors, regularly volunteering at Shake-A-Leg, the sailing program in Coconut Grove that works with individuals with disabilities, her family said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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What’s not to love about Betty Boop, U.S.-based international ambassador?—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Think of this as the equivalent of participation in a faith community that meets to worship—a regular practice to guard against loneliness and despair, and check in with others going through a similar experience.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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While religious groups argued the change infringed on their right to worship freely, Friedrich said reversing the policy wouldn't necessarily bring congregants back.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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In this new dispensation where might makes right, any appeal to moral considerations in the practice of American foreign policy is ridiculed as a deficiency of the weak while the amoral exercise of power is venerated as a virtue of the strong.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
26 Mar. 2025
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As Moutet showed in a remarkable match against Sebastian Ofner at last year’s French Open, this piece of tennis antagonism should be more often venerated as a smart tactic, giving the server another strategic option and the element of surprise.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The 44-year-old mainstay has enjoyed a torrid start to 2025 with four top-five starts, winning at Darlington last time out and at Martinsville on March 30.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Among those to have more recently enjoyed its scenery — parts of Star Wars and James Bond movies have been shot on location there — and social scene are Brad Pitt, Madonna, Mick Jagger, Catherine Zeta Jones, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Whether Grandpa was in charge of making his famous recipe, helped Grandma whip up his favorite cake, or just liked to put in a request for his favorite dessert, these recipes are just like the ones Grandpa always looked forward to eating after Easter dinner.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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There will always be Penguins fans who don’t like Ovechkin, and there will always be Capitals fans who don’t like Crosby.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Miley acknowledged that everyone in baseball loved and revered Uecker but said the longtime announcer and former catcher was an even better person behind the scenes.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Green’s lawyer, John Burke, highlighted how abuse and instability in his childhood led him to idolize gang members and join a gang as a young teenager.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
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In particular, Spencer idolized Asian American figure skaters such as Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou, as well as Maxim Naumov, whose parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, were coaches at the Skating Club of Boston and also died in the plane crash.—
Emilie Ikeda,
NBC News,
28 Feb. 2025
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But Trump also reverenced the tough job Emmer has in keeping the GOP majority together, with which Emmer is all too familiar after the chaotic last two years.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
3 Feb. 2025
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Saint Heron remains dedicated to empowering future art practitioners by reverencing the spiritual act of creating and spotlighting artists’ unwavering devotion to the intergenerational language of expression.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
16 June 2023
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“Adore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adore. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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