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dote

[doht] / doʊt /
VERB
show excessive fondness
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They all high-fived, asked about each other’s families and went to dote on Ali’s 1-year-old daughter — Krug’s granddaughter, Eloise — who wore a shirt that traversed 50 years of family and friendship.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson is a proud mama’s boy and loves to dote on his mother, Doris.

From Washington Times Jun. 23, 2023

He handles all the boring life matters like bills for us and I dote on him.

From Slate Dec. 2, 2022

Sometimes having staff dote on laid-back guests can be enough to fix the problem.

From Washington Post Oct. 30, 2022

You ain’t never seen a brother and sister dote upon each other the way Lily and Jackson do.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

He dotes on dogs and horses but a family seems unlikely.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Despite his political career, Bazoum has retained his people’s devotion to livestock, keeping camels that he dotes on, Liman-Tinguiri said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2023

In the meantime, he dotes on his 21-month-old daughter, who accepts his injury as a matter of course, because she can’t remember him as he was before.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2023

"He just dotes on her. She's everything to him. And you can see why - she's so beautiful and lovely."

From BBC Mar. 18, 2022

“Griff is different. He has a son he dotes on. Young Griff, the boy is called. There never was a nobler lad.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Of course, ABC would make one of its core players the gauzy focus of a post-Oscars special, doted on by many of the 22 women who came before Paul.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

Known to the children as “aunty” or “grandma,” Johnson would treat them to dips in the pool at the Raffles and doted on them at the center.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

"He doted on his granddaughters - he really did," she said.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2025

His 69-year-old mother doted on him, cooking for him, rubbing his feet, and praying with him.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2025

Though Leah and Maggie remained estranged, both saw their youngest sister often, and doted on their one.year-old nephew.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The doting boyfriend, the overzealous best friend, the snide coworker, the absentee mother — played here by Kristen Johnston, whose character’s name is ingeniously spelled “Beverlee.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

"So am I," Kim replied, doting on the doll.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

After the raids, the quinceañera shops, normally packed with girls and doting mothers on weekends, often sat empty.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

Martin, from Woodford Green, east London, was described in court as a "doting and loving grandmother" who had mobility issues that left her with a limp.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

We’d found a babysitter, Glorina Casabal, a doting, expert caregiver about ten years older than I was.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama



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