genuflected
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He hired people because they genuflected to him, not because they had any expertise.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
“Everybody sort of genuflected to Hazel because she was this little dynamo,” said David Peterson, a former Liberal premier of Ontario between 1985 and 1990.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2022
In silence, they genuflected before the coffins, or bowed and kissed them in the dark.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
I don’t recall whether we rose and genuflected upon the arrival of Big John, but doing so would’ve been appropriate.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2020
They walked in, took off their gloves, dipped their fingers in the holy water, made the sign of the cross, genuflected to the crucifix, then found a pew and knelt in prayer.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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