salivate
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“I don’t even play football,” Taylor said with a laugh after his 9.92, a time that would make any college receivers coach salivate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 2025
And then as an actor — sorry for getting long-winded, but you asked — when it’s in dialogue, everything the character’s going through, his insecurities, his flaws are actually in words, you salivate.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024
Two unbeaten champions with differing but equally effective styles produced a match-up of the highest level in a fight to make the boxing purist salivate.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024
A matchup with Rome Odunze will make NFL talent evaluators salivate.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 6, 2024
The sight of two big jars of applesauce made him salivate.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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