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savor

[sey-ver] / ˈseɪ vər /




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Yes, you still may savor the glory of a great player wearing your colors, but there’s a good chance they’ll be packing up shop by the time they’re 25.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Parents and teachers tried to savor the “lasts”: the last back-to-school night, with Pacific Island dancers on a tapa cloth mat.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Neill seemed to savor the chance to go deeper, to look more closely at our innate capacity for acts both moral and depraved.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Thousands of people gathered in downtown Asuncion to savor the moment -- only the second time Paraguay has won a World Cup game in the knockout stage.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Matt stopped reading so he could savor the words.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Despite his neurological torments, he savors the wonderful things that have happened to him and the career he has enjoyed.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

Deborah drags a finger through the cream cheese frosting and savors the sweet paradise flavor that is celebrity-anointed success.

From Salon May 7, 2024

It summons thundering drums as Lipa savors a blissful connection, belting “How long can it just keep getting better?”

From New York Times May 3, 2024

The perfect “Waterloo” site materialized only after numerous non-starters, but Max says he savors the thrill of the hunt.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 10, 2024

Gogol savors each mouthful, aware that for the next eight months nothing will taste quite the same.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Trout savored every moment with friends and family, including his two sons, in the festivities.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

No one needed to be a senator like Graham, who suddenly died over the weekend, and no one savored it more.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

But on birthdays, especially at Olive Garden, the calories didn’t count, and the extra Andes Mint I passed her — because I didn’t care for chocolate in my youth — could be savored.

From Salon Jun. 3, 2026

Yet he also savored the moment, and hinted that he might enjoy the adulation of Chiefs fans a bit longer.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

Instead, she savored the way Tariq had said us.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

I dipped in and out, savoring scenes, reflecting on them, occasionally shedding a tear.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

To celebrate, we compiled our top five tomato-filled recipes that are worth savoring this season.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2026

This doesn’t necessarily mean that Tehran will soon be savoring a tasty TACO-fest.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

“I feel like I’m on a crime vacation,” said John DePetro, a true-crime content creator and Rhode Island native, savoring the desert climate.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

I pulled out a handkerchief to wipe my brow, and tried to slow my panting, savoring the cool that was blowing in with the rain.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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