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savor

[say-ver] / ˈseɪ vər /




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I savor every second of summer moments like this, where my kids spend hours outside.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Zeif settled on slow Sunday mornings and other occasions when he knew he’d have time to savor the treat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Nor do such foods allow consumers to fully savor each ingredient.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026

Despite the day’s packed schedule, Harding took time alone to savor the moment — and the extraordinary hillside view.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

He downed six hot dogs, then a can of baby carrots, and gratefully accepted a dozen or so Oreos, one after the other, and ate them with great savor and particularity.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

He had the type of ending every quarterback savors: three consecutive kneeldowns to run out the clock.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

She savors small pleasures, personal connections and casual revelations, with a touch of new-age mysticism.

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

She is rich in pauses, which she savors in her mouth.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Take a sip: Martinis are savored for their elegant simplicity and refined romanticism.

From Slate ● Sep. 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

During these gatherings, participants were prompted to read aloud from their favorite Morrison works, and share why they savored those particular lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 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

And when the circumstances were right, she sometimes savored her newfound fame.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Lowden talked to The Envelope about savoring “Slow Horses’” brusque humor, keeping his character on the move and acting opposite master thespians who know how to go deep at the drop of a hat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

One of the greatest joys in life is enjoying and savoring really good food.

From Salon ● May 17, 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 take a deep breath as if I am savoring my memory of the journey.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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