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fawn over



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They write because they want others to fawn over the content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Some are catching up with old friends and co-stars, some are kissing their dates in plain sight and some fawn over the cool kids they haven’t yet met.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024

Morgan also made regular appearances at conventions, where fans would fawn over her and her two best-known roles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Perhaps most fun is watching Phoebe Robinson fawn over Hollywood’s blue eyes; least fun is watching everyone try to pronounce the Hanukkah doughnut “sufganiyot.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

Her father brings her everywhere while she is small, parading her like a well-loved small dog in expensive gowns, for his colleagues and acquaintances to fawn over in pubs after performances.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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