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fawning

[faw-ning] / ˈfɔ nɪŋ /


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Fawning adoration was the coin of the realm, but it could only rent you real estate near the big guy.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2023

Fawning over him was a core part of the populist playbook.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2022

Fawning is too mild an adjective to describe this remarkable document.

From Washington Post • Dec. 14, 2020

Fawning articles about this unique and amazing company appear everywhere from the BBC to Harvard Business Review.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2018

Hee boulder now, uncall'd before her stood; But as in gaze admiring: Oft he bowd His turret Crest, and sleek enamel'd Neck, Fawning, and lick'd the ground whereon she trod.

From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John




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