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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of lavish.

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Examples

  • In clarifying his comments, Mr. McCain lavished praise on workers, but ignored their problems.

    UPDATE: It’s Still The Wages - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • Of the many poetical and rhetorical titles lavished upon this country, none is truer than that which calls her the Isle of Song.

    Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. Standish O'Grady 1887

  • When she saw the attentions to which she was entitled lavished upon Henrietta, the wife of his brother, her affectionate heart was chilled.

    Louis XIV. Makers of History Series 1841

  • Hewlett Packard has agreed to fork over $16.25 million to settle charges that the computer maker "lavished" gifts on two Texas school districts in order ...

    HP Pays MILLIONS To Settle School Bribery Charges Ars Technica 2010

  • Hewlett Packard has agreed to fork over $16.25 million to settle charges that the computer maker "lavished" gifts on two Texas school districts in order to win government contracts to provide computer equipment.

    HP Pays MILLIONS To Settle School Bribery Charges Ars Technica 2010

  • Hewlett Packard has agreed to fork over $16.25 million to settle charges that the computer maker "lavished" gifts on two Texas school districts in order to win government contracts to provide computer equipment.

    HP Pays MILLIONS To Settle School Bribery Charges Ars Technica 2010

  • Hewlett Packard has agreed to fork over $16.25 million to settle charges that the computer maker "lavished" gifts on two Texas school districts in order to win government contracts to provide computer equipment.

    HP Pays MILLIONS To Settle School Bribery Charges Ars Technica 2010

  • I slightly regret this quavering furore, since it distracts attention from the praise which it seems that I "lavished" (Mr. Erlich sounds hard to please) on Miss Himmelfarb's brilliant book.

    True Minds Erlich, Victor 1968

  • On the rewards: Apparently, Cristiano "lavished" her with expensive gifts including a designer handbag and an Armani belt.

    Kickette Blog 2008

  • He "lavished" elected officials and their staff with free sports tickets and meals -- essentially, the very same charges lobbed against Abramoff. [

    Gary S. Chafetz: The Ring of Truth 2009

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