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doting on

VERB

lavish affection on

Synonyms

WEAK

admire adore be fond of be infatuated with be sweet on cherish enjoy fancy hold dear idolize like love pet prize treasure worship

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

lavish

Synonyms

WEAK

admire adore cherish dote upon enjoy fancy hold dear idolize like love pet prize treasure worship

Antonyms

WEAK

brush aside disregard ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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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

Marantos, who was born on March 13, 1955, grew up in Riverside and remembered her parents doting on their 3,000-square-foot lawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

The writer lived and worked in her childhood home in Jackson, Miss.—tending to her camellias, doting on her nieces and quietly presiding for many years as the matriarch of Southern letters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

Last year, Ms Hall was seen "doting on" her partner at his 90th birthday party, according to the New York Times.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2022

Immediately, the enchanting woman began doting on us, like a tiny yellow butterfly, fluttering about.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall