genuflected
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He hired people because they genuflected to him, not because they had any expertise.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2023
Former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers genuflected: “I bow at your feet.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
“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
As he is wont to do, Bill Shaikin once again genuflected at the Dodger altar and — cue the harp music — sang the praises of Chase Utley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2018
She genuflected before the altar, then knelt at the rail.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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