as in adored
to love or admire too much
doted on her only grandchild
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There are few sights as unanimously adored as a sunset.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
25 May 2026 -
Mamdani also opened up on his love of Arsenal, which then led Infantino to make a FaceTime call to FIFA employee Wenger, whose Arsenal teams the mayor adored as a child.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Those critics referenced the golden calf idol worshipped by the Israelites before Moses returned from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments in the Book of Exodus.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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This is a story of such epic scale, yet of such personal and internal conflict, of a man who saved millions of lives, becoming both worshiped as a God and reviled as the devil.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Anyway, my brother has never really liked the island.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Rafael Nadal liked to inflict death by a thousand cuts, finding joy in hitting 14 grueling shots to set up the kill on the 15th.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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“Doted (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doted%20%28on%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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