adulation
Example Sentences
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He definitely doesn’t need the adulation at Augusta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Cricket does not enjoy the same adulation in Nepal as it does in neighbouring South Asian nations where the game dominates popular culture.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
So while he sorted through emotions and memories after the game, he basked in the adulation beforehand.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
After about 36 hours of near-unanimous adulation for Allen and “West End Girl,” with everyone from your older sister to Gwyneth Paltrow posting praise for the album, the tides started to turn.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025
In a voice full of fury and adulation, Met Bong yells out, “Angkar is all- powerful! Angkar is the savior and liberator of the Khmer people!”
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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