dote
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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
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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
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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
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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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