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besotted

[bih-sot-id] / bɪˈsɒt ɪd /


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The besotted “Dive” would make anyone swoon into whatever arms will have them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

But it is basketball - not football - that New Yorkers are besotted with right now.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Which would concern her much more if she weren’t besotted by the newest member of the faculty.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

Fairly early in his lengthy investment career, in the mid-1960s, this thrifty son of Yorkshire, England, grew besotted with speculative small-cap stocks.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

Under the moon’s besotted gaze, she ran deep into the jungle, her body strong, her every sense heightened.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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