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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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
His Family Life He’s not just adored onscreen; he’s got a phenomenally close family as well.
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In front of its adoring crowd, the North London club took a huge step towards the Champions League semifinal by beating Spanish juggernaut Real Madrid 3-0 in its quarterfinal first-leg.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Here, Florida is also a family member, a character both challenging and adored, and Strong evocatively wrangles its polarities: the forces razing the wilds for developments of McMansions, which stand in stark contrast to the sprawling ocean, the gators, even the vultures.
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Although Cattlemen’s was founded to satisfy its namesake population, it’s adored by Oklahomans of all kinds—not to mention visitors from across the country, including musicians, actors, and even Presidents.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
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Rachel McRady, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In front of its adoring crowd, the North London club took a huge step towards the Champions League semifinal by beating Spanish juggernaut Real Madrid 3-0 in its quarterfinal first-leg.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Here, Florida is also a family member, a character both challenging and adored, and Strong evocatively wrangles its polarities: the forces razing the wilds for developments of McMansions, which stand in stark contrast to the sprawling ocean, the gators, even the vultures.
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Although Cattlemen’s was founded to satisfy its namesake population, it’s adored by Oklahomans of all kinds—not to mention visitors from across the country, including musicians, actors, and even Presidents.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adore
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Some may love the public display, but emotions can run high and, in general, nobody wants to be proposed to amidst a crowd of tourists, traffic, or New York construction—especially if your love is on the timid side.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2025
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California For Subscribers Canadian snowbirds love Palm Springs.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Greeks, Jews, Romans — rich and poor — all worshipped together in homes and built close relationships with one another.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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There’s something like a musical manosphere nowadays, fanbases full of terminally online acolytes who worship artists with varying histories of grifting and misogyny.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2025
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The next day, Good Friday, people attended solemn local liturgies to venerate — or at some events, carry their own — crosses.—
Allyson Vergara,
Oc Register,
20 Apr. 2025
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The hall was built by the Crusaders in the 12th century, though pilgrims have venerated the site as early as the 4th century.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Francis enjoyed immense popularity with rank-and-file Catholics during his 12-year papacy but struggled with conservative church hierarchy, sometimes finding himself at odds with traditional voices within the Curia.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Buckwheat Though technically a seed, buckwheat is enjoyed in the same way as whole grains.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Williams likes the single-button power control over the trigger mechanism.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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He’s clearly well liked but doesn’t get a lot of sympathy from his fellow chefs here.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
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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Lopakhin and Varya are pushed together throughout the play, but poor Varya, also born working class, will never be able to break through the part of Lopakhin that still idolizes the very nobility that oppressed his family for generations.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 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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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 30 Apr. 2025.
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