The word adulation has appeared in 104 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Aug. 2 in “Kids at the Olympics: ‘It’s Honestly Kind of Insane.’” by Dodai Stewart:
When the 16-year-old Rayssa Leal of Brazil skated, Brazilians in the stands went absolutely delirious. They screamed, they shouted, they jumped up and down, they waved flags. Some were wearing T-shirts emblazoned with her face. They chanted: RAYSSA! RAYSSA! RAYSSA! She stood on her board with her eyes closed and her arms spread wide, basking in adulation.
The girls flashed wide grins after they nailed big tricks. Australia’s Chloe Covell, 14, gestured to the audience to get louder before she skated. Fans in the stands obliged, stamping their feet, creating an undulating sound like thunder.
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