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fawning

[faw-ning] / ˈfɔ nɪŋ /


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It is an unusually nuanced take on a subject that too often generates reflexive fulminating or fawning, and a truly auspicious start to the New Museum’s new chapter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The culprits were Gen-Zers fawning over how cute cozy Snoopy was, often on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Is it a parable about the dangers posed by artificial intelligence and the fawning tendencies of large language models?

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

The BBC has previously investigated how Jhaj was able to hire hundreds of children to act as his fawning fans at a fake film premiere in London's Leicester Square in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

I glance across the room at Brick and Noodle, holding court on the sofas, with crowds of people fawning around.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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