dote
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Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans clearly dote on every frame of this crowdpleaser, from its style and speed to the earwormy songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 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
As heartwarming as it is to see Andrés kiss and hug and dote on his daughters, the interactions are, literally, made for TV.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
He handles all the boring life matters like bills for us and I dote on him.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 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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Graves, who travels with his wife and dotes on his grandchildren, says he had a very successful career and has a very full life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025
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
Data from Canada have shown that babies are effective transmitters of the coronavirus to other household members “because everybody dotes around the baby. So just be aware of that,” Chin-Hong said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
"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
Enrique clings to his daddy, who dotes on him.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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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
Otherwise, you trust how intensely Del Toro has doted upon every detail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
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
Ms McEnroe's parents said she doted on Arran.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
Viola doted on her, which was odd since she barely tolerated the other cats—the Outside Cats—and sometimes swept them off the back porch with her broom.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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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
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
The lawyer said Tipping was an avid outdoorsman and a doting son to both his parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
She opened herself to new friends, the stern but doting Methodist faculty, and the school’s routine and rituals.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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