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  • noun Plural form of admiration.

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Examples

  • The second of his admirations was the Chief Forester of the department.

    Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West Hamlin Garland 1900

  • Wilson ups the ante †"five times in this album he breaks down into spoken-word admirations of his city, complete with beatier-than-thou swagger and lingo.

    Yale Daily News: Latest Issue 2008

  • Beyond all treasures, these were treasures to her -- the love phrases, praises, and admirations.

    CHAPTER XVIII 2010

  • Social Networking has brought your favorite stars 140 characters closer to your admirations and fantasies.

    Rosa Acosta | CurveHouse.com 2010

  • The Old Gods apparently never intended to be worshipped, but provided aid and succor to the jokers of the Middle East, such that those jokers' admirations crossed the line.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Fred Perry 2009

  • The Old Gods apparently never intended to be worshipped, but provided aid and succor to the jokers of the Middle East, such that those jokers' admirations crossed the line.

    Inside Straight Fred Perry 2009

  • Actually, you know, we have great admirations for many things in America, many fans of the Hollywood blockbusters, and people like me, educated in the United States, we have many friends in the United States.

    CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2009 2009

  • They use the 30-minute format to explain themselves because they generally do not have an advertising agency or a public relations machine or the machinations and raw admirations of agenda-setting media empires.

    What Did We Learn From the Obama Infomercial? 2008

  • I want to watch the golfers stream in off the course, shouting admirations to one another as they come in to the 19th hole for a post-round drink.

    Changes in Latitude... 2006

  • Beauty, she concludes, is "a judgment needed to make sense of a large portion of one's energies, affinities and admirations."

    Books: Sontag's Last Stands 2007

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