1
as in heaped
to give readily and in large quantities
doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children
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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
Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block.
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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
Sources close to Calvert-Lewin have lavished praise on how impressive this and subsequent calls were with the Leeds hierarchy, while United felt that the first pitch turned the striker’s curiosity about the club into a realisation that this could really work for him.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
But for all of the attention lavished on the video, there is also something highly familiar about it.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Trump lavished unusual praise on the media at a post-shooting late night press conference at the White House Saturday night.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Lemme co-founder marked another turn around the sun, surrounded by family who lavished her with treats.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Both had lucrative jobs elsewhere, but Altman lavished them with attention.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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
Sources close to Calvert-Lewin have lavished praise on how impressive this and subsequent calls were with the Leeds hierarchy, while United felt that the first pitch turned the striker’s curiosity about the club into a realisation that this could really work for him.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
But for all of the attention lavished on the video, there is also something highly familiar about it.
—Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Trump lavished unusual praise on the media at a post-shooting late night press conference at the White House Saturday night.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The Lemme co-founder marked another turn around the sun, surrounded by family who lavished her with treats.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Both had lucrative jobs elsewhere, but Altman lavished them with attention.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavished
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Little surprise that the pair explore the wider context of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, namely the military dictatorship that sapped national pride and heaped enormous pressure on a team — one who’d stunk up the tournament four years earlier — to restore it.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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Nick Immaculata from Preservation Distillery might be, especially after seeing the praise heaped upon it from the eternally online whiskey world.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
24 May 2026
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Reid had already spent two seasons playing Lestat through other characters’ memories and perspectives.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The foundation spent around $850 million to construct the Obama center, nearly three times the original $300 million estimate.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Good old Michelob beer sold in red, white, and blue cans poured from the concessions; helicopters choppered overhead for a flyover and movie stars got face time.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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From hand pumps in British pubs to wet foam in Czech cafes, beer is poured a variety of ways throughout the world and in various glassware.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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South Africa and Czechia both lost their opening matches in the FIFA World Cup.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
18 June 2026
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Beer was showered over the crowd, firecrackers set off and Mexican flags waved high in the sky against the setting sun.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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So as the team made its way up the Canyon of Heroes Thursday morning, it was showered instead with shredded office paper and blue and orange confetti.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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“Lavished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavished. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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