near and dear
idiom
: very close in relationship
friends who are near and dear
my nearest and dearest friend
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Our nearest and dearest connections are hazard in their lives and properties.
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ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025
Each invitee will present a work near and dear, all as part of a selection of 120 films, with nary a single small-screen project in sight.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
That series is really very near and dear to my heart.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
But where this puts Nvidia, OpenAI’s other near and dear one, and on whose chips the ChatGPT maker relies, remains a question.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
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ABC News, 16 Nov. 2025
Each invitee will present a work near and dear, all as part of a selection of 120 films, with nary a single small-screen project in sight.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
That series is really very near and dear to my heart.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 5 Nov. 2025
But where this puts Nvidia, OpenAI’s other near and dear one, and on whose chips the ChatGPT maker relies, remains a question.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for near and dear
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“Near and dear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near%20and%20dear. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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