dote
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Directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans clearly dote on every frame of this crowdpleaser, from its style and speed to the earwormy songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson is a proud mama’s boy and loves to dote on his mother, Doris.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
As heartwarming as it is to see Andrés kiss and hug and dote on his daughters, the interactions are, literally, made for TV.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
He handles all the boring life matters like bills for us and I dote on him.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2022
Mam runs into the shop and tells the women behind the counter, I’m sorry.The woman says, Lord, he’s a dote.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
The more George dotes on her, the more she tries to squirm free from the prison that has been prepared for her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
He dotes on “M-Pesa,” a 2007 Kenyan innovation that turns mobile-phone credit into money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
But Shaimaa dotes on Zeina, calling her “princess,” hiding her tears - and her fears for the future - from her.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
As Mina gets increasingly sick, her body withering away, her husband dotes on her: He washes her hair, helps her change, brings the sweetness of a fruit to her lips.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Enrique clings to his daddy, who dotes on him.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Of course, ABC would make one of its core players the gauzy focus of a post-Oscars special, doted on by many of the 22 women who came before Paul.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
Known to the children as “aunty” or “grandma,” Johnson would treat them to dips in the pool at the Raffles and doted on them at the center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
She doted on her cats and her exotic orchids, and was known to neighbors for her delicious homemade bread.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
The only girl among six siblings, she was doted on by her family and brought up in comfort.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025
Katherine’s parents loved their son-in-law, Jimmy, a chemistry teacher whom Katherine met at her first teaching assignment, and they doted on their three granddaughters.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
The doting boyfriend, the overzealous best friend, the snide coworker, the absentee mother — played here by Kristen Johnston, whose character’s name is ingeniously spelled “Beverlee.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
However, he overlooks an obvious one: doting, coddling and enabling parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"So am I," Kim replied, doting on the doll.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
However, Miranda added that the doting mother had "recovered well from her ordeal".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
“Poor Fredrick! He is such a doting and perfect husband in every conceivable way, but now and then his temper becomes quite excitable.”
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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