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adore

[uh-dawr, uh-dohr] / əˈdɔr, əˈdoʊr /


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But if you really adore the art form, Letterboxd’s popularity is a rare net positive in an era when tech is largely being used to pit humanity against art and each other.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

“As a full-time solo RV woman I absolutely adore this!” one person wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

"I adore the art form for its ability to create beautiful pictures out of beautiful stages. As I progress, I want to do more and more wire walks".

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

I also feared I would lose a vehicle I adore, which I amplified in a frantic series of messages to my co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

“No, I haven’t seen your pipe. And I adore winter. My favorite part was skating around the ships locked in solid by the ice. The Bensons were there, and the Peales, remember? It was delightful.”

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Rosales adores our pictures as much as we do, if not more, and “East of the River” confirms her boundless affection for the women whose likenesses and cultural contributions she’s devoted to preserving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The 54-year-old fisherman from a small village in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi, has been a superfan of the Argentine football team since the 1980s and adores superstar Lionel Messi.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

If the best way to hit it big is to make a podcast that someone like Altman adores, then the rest of us are probably in trouble.

From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026

Mr. Jacobs also adores the look of the taxi dancers—“broken dolls,” he calls them—in Bob Fosse’s movie “Sweet Charity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Terry adores her only son, and would do just about anything to make him happy.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

“She was adored by her sisters and she was deeply loved by her parents. In fact, she was the light of our lives,” the family added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

It is different at Tottenham, with the Argentine still adored for his five-year spell in charge from 2014.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

While Parton’s most obvious Muppet counterpart is Miss Piggy, her duet with Kermit the Frog, performed on a 1987 episode of her variety show, encapsulates everything we adored about her — and him.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Parton adored Stallone, whom she called “better than popcorn.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Gerald hugged her then, tight enough to let her know how proud he was and how much he adored her.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

The plainness is deliberate; Fields conveys quiet comfort and adoring acceptance without ever slipping into sentimentality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"I love color. I love painting. I love shapes. I love composition. I love the people all around me. I'm adoring it all. My legacy is in the hands of other people."

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Jackie initially said she did not want children, but by 42 Up was an adoring mother to three boys.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Little is known about Graham—or, apparently, by Graham—and it’s not as if the state’s right wing was ever adoring of her late brother.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

Elizabeth and I watch as Chef Morgan moves along with a wave of adoring fans to the back of the gym, where a few chairs are set up for teachers and guests.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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