doting
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"So am I," Kim replied, doting on the doll.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
He didn’t even mention Artemis in his most recent State of the Union speech, instead doting on the U.S.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
She said her son, who had a life-long passion for cars, was the "most loving, laid-back, sensitive man" who was a doting father to his own son.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
She softens the character’s steely edges, turning a proud and almost rapacious woman into a mere doting mom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Luckily for Penelope, back on land Captain Strøm was the doting father to a houseful of tall, strong-limbed daughters, and it was not in his great Nordic heart to toss her overboard.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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