adulation
Example Sentences
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Even so, Patel stands out for how he appears to crave online adulation and lashes out at any perceived criticism.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Both beneficiary and victim of white America’s longstanding insistence on having one media-anointed leader serve as the spokesman for tens of millions of Black citizens, he drew adulation and jeers but consistently held the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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
Her adulation of Herod, the assimilated Roman Jewish client-king of Judea, was contrary to most takes on him, certainly to the baby-Jesus-hunter of Matthew’s Gospel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Spassky’s respect for his nemesis bordered on adulation and possibly even fear.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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