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salivated

verb

past tense of salivate

as in drooled

to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth the dog salivated at the sight of the raw meat

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Recent Examples of salivated The SummerSlam Night 2 main event started with a long staredown and some trash talk between Reigns and Rollins as fans salivated. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The Lewis Collection, amassed by British businessman Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne (who was sitting in the front as Sotheby’s), was always going to be salivated over by buyers, whatever the market conditions. — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026 However, in the aftermath of Maduro’s capture, Trump has repeatedly salivated over Venezuela’s rich oil reserves amid discussions about the country’s future. — Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2026

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Who had broken a wrist on the back-yard flagstones, drooled cherry medicine down her sleeping face on the car ride back from the hospital.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
For Valentine's Day 2026, the retailer released a confetti glass icon candle that shoppers drooled over.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

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Meanwhile, in the rental market, the blockbuster RealPage lawsuit alleged that the company’s leasing software pooled landlords’ data and spit out rent recommendations that helped landlords raise rents in lockstep.

— Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
After an energetic and meticulous performance by the dancers, Yung Lean left the formation and spat a blue ice cream cone into the camera lens as the song faded out.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

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