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admiring

[ad-mahyuhr-ing] / ædˈmaɪər ɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
wondering
Synonyms


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Admiring the stationery and figurines at the original Webster’s Pharmacy and gawking at the endless array of birds at Steve’s Pets shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

"Admiring the beauty of art may be the ideal way to trigger the abstract cognitive processes increasingly lost in a world of screens and smartphones."

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Admiring a piece of art or architecture generally leads to accolades for the painters, creatives or builders responsible, with praise for their passion, zest and inventiveness abounding.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

Admiring the elephant tusk from India, brass plates from Morocco and hand-carved Last Supper wall hanging from Italy, I often wondered what it was like to travel the world just like Grandpa did.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2022

Admiring her idea, gloating, planning, Omakayas turned the leather sewing kit and bead packet over and over in her hands.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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