near and dear
idiom
: very close in relationship
friends who are near and dear
my nearest and dearest friend
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Particularly, the people who are supposed to be nearest and dearest to her.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Oct. 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
The designer might give off a rock star vibe with her nonchalant image, but deep inside, craftsmanship is near and dear to her heart, like the thousands of vinyl records she’s collected throughout her career.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
On top of that, this year’s tournament is at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, on Long Island – a place near and dear to any Empire State golfer, even one like the president who hasn’t played a public track like the fabled Black course in many, many years.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Oct. 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
The designer might give off a rock star vibe with her nonchalant image, but deep inside, craftsmanship is near and dear to her heart, like the thousands of vinyl records she’s collected throughout her career.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
On top of that, this year’s tournament is at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, on Long Island – a place near and dear to any Empire State golfer, even one like the president who hasn’t played a public track like the fabled Black course in many, many years.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Near and dear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/near%20and%20dear. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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