dotes (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of dote (on)
as in adores
to love or admire too much doted on her only grandchild

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  1. adores
  2. likes
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  • Bean Found as an emaciated stray eating trash at a gas station in Nogales, Mexico, Bean is now a healthy rescue pug who has never met a stranger and adores spending time with cats, kittens, babies, and toddlers.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Everyone adores past winner Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building).
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of adores
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  • Sanabria likes to point out that no one currently sitting on the City Commission has endorsed him.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Widow’s Bay co-stars Kate O’Flynn as Patricia Moyer, a social outcast who works as Tom’s assistant and is convinced no one likes her — in part because very few people do.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Dotes (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dotes%20%28on%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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