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salivate

[sal-uh-veyt] / ˈsæl əˌveɪt /


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“I don’t even play football,” Taylor said with a laugh after his 9.92, a time that would make any college receivers coach salivate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 2, 2025

“I’m probably the one person who didn’t salivate over the arrival of ‘There’s a Riot Goin’ on,’” he says, referencing the 1971 bummer classic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Two unbeaten champions with differing but equally effective styles produced a match-up of the highest level in a fight to make the boxing purist salivate.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2024

Sportsbooks salivate at the thought of gaining access to California’s 39 million residents, but the industry’s efforts thus far have failed.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2024

It made Dimple salivate just to think of sitting through the same classes, participating in the same activities, walking the same campus as she had.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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