lavishing

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Lavishing money and thought on parts of the workplace that visitors are likely to notice is a trend also playing out in other industries, including private-equity investment, advertising and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 4, 2015

Lavishing tips on ricksha coolies and beggars, Japanese officers protested loudly their affection for the people.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cf. also "Lavishing of terms of endearment," supra, A. 3. c.

From The Dramatic Values in Plautus by Blancké, Wilton Wallace

Forty smiling critics Lavishing their praise; Forty famous florists Bidding for the bays.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 by Various