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adoration

[ad-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌæd əˈreɪ ʃən /


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The wave of adoration has accelerated alongside García Harfuch’s high-profile campaign against organized crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

It opens with Ankhmerwer standing in adoration before a gilded Osiris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He bathed in adoration at the championship rally, and he told the fans he would be one of them this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

While both straight women and gay men are obsessed with the Canadian series, the sapphic adoration for Williams is rooted in a deeper desire for romantic queer representation.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Dr. Nwala kept staring at Olanna with such annoyingly open adoration that Ugwu wanted to tell him to keep his froglike eyes away from her, chief medical officer or not.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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