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adore

[uh-dawr, uh-dohr] / əˈdɔr, əˈdoʊr /


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"I absolutely adore my children," Alex says, particularly now they are old enough to play football with.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Those who adore Kurosawa’s unsettling earlier films may be thrown off by his new movie’s relatively muted approach.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

All five banks reported billions of dollars in stock repurchases last quarter, which shareholders adore.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

“Good night. I adore you. Sleep well,” he said, and he kissed her hand and went away.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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

As much as he adores the album, Sahanaja finds it amusing that anyone in the Beach Boys’ camp might have expected Wilson to try to give rock fans what they wanted.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

Martin, who turns 74 on Sunday, reached his milestone with Celtic, a club he adores, so it must have been something special.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

It’s possible my attraction is rooted in the fact that she’s such a force and everyone adores her, so it’s fairly exhilarating when her attention is on me.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

I adored her from Day One; how could you not?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 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

Nacua isn’t tolerated for his talent; he’s adored for his spirit.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Even with all our dinner table confrontations, I adored my grandparents and I was quickly making friends in the neighborhood.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

On the campaign trail, Siegmund -- a former entrepreneur with a sharp undercut hairstyle and a huge social media following -- has been mobbed by adoring fans, many wearing T-shirts bearing his likeness.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 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

Like Grande to her adoring fans, Maddie is Deena’s idol, and Deena measures Maddie’s success by her work benchmarks and public visibility.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

But since then he has done exactly that, many times and to great effect for adoring fans around the world throughout the band's big-selling reunion tour last year.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Later on, Úrsula had put candles on it and had prostrated herself before it, not suspecting that instead of a saint she was adoring almost four hundred pounds of gold.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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