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[ verb ] feel admiration for
Synonyms Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Mrs._Benington admired Gordon 's spirit and did what she could to persuade her husband that the boy might help the team . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)She admired him . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)But he was not bored at_all ; he had found his style quite early in his career and he thought it quite wonderful that the world admired it , and he could not imagine why he should alter it . Related terms |
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[ verb ] look at with admiration
Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)On November 22 , 1859 , the Providence_Daily_Journal stated that although Brown 's `` pluck '' and honest fanaticism must be admired , any honor paid to Brown would only induce other fanatics to imitate his actions . Resolved that , while we most decidedly disapprove the methods he adopted to accomplish his objects , yet in his willingness to die in aid of the great cause of human freedom , we still recognize the qualities of a noble nature and the exercise of a spirit which true men have always admired and which history never fails to honor . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)Lord_Byron poured himself another glass of wine and held it up to the candle_flame admiring the rich color . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Leaving her house one late afternoon , Mrs._Pastern stopped to admire the October light . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Winston took_out a pencil , admired the point , and wrote slowly and heavily , `` Clothes Stand '' . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 20420
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