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Survival Playbook for Embedded Finance 2.0 How do software founders thread this regulatory needle without killing the growth story investors are salivating over?
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Trump’s fight against Harvard and other Ivy League institutions is one conservatives have been salivating at for years, especially since the on-campus protests against Israel following Hamas’s attack in October 2023.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Consider three words that get fans in North American leagues with playoffs salivating but often draw blank stares from the European soccer community: the trade deadline.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Allen says the little one began salivating, was noticeably flushed in his face, and became very whiny and fussy.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Trump’s fight against Harvard and other Ivy League institutions is one conservatives have been salivating at for years, especially since the on-campus protests against Israel following Hamas’s attack in October 2023.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Consider three words that get fans in North American leagues with playoffs salivating but often draw blank stares from the European soccer community: the trade deadline.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Allen says the little one began salivating, was noticeably flushed in his face, and became very whiny and fussy.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salivate
Verb
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Symptoms may include excessive panting, glazed eyes, lethargy, drooling, vomiting, or confusion.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Elavil can help with not only depression but also symptoms like drooling.—
Janelle McSwiggin,
Health,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Mix half a teaspoon of salt into a cup of warm water and gargle for 15-30 seconds before spitting it out.30 Try saline nasal washes: This can help flush out allergens, dust, and irritants from your nasal passages.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
27 July 2025
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He’s continued the ritual back at Loyola Marymount University, the equipment’s spinning wheels spitting the ball out at him, over and over again.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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“Salivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivate. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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