adulatory
Britishadjective
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How New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani encourages creators’ adulatory and often viral videos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But she got adulatory national press for that gesture.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2023
Their book has provoked strong reactions, adulatory and critical.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2022
His prior reportage on the U.S. military, including a book focused on MacArthur that he later called "too adulatory," helped secure his access.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2020
The Lady of the Lake, invisible since the disappearance of the renowned prince Arthur, approached on a floating island along the moat to recite adulatory verses.
From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Lucy Aikin
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