as in darlings
a person with whom one is in love
searching for some incredibly romantic spot in which to ask his beloved to marry him
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Recent Examples of beloveds
Miller also strategically employs the Pietà in his Confederate Women’s Monument, turning to Michelangelo’s later Depositional group from the Pietà Bandini, in which the dead Christ is not draped on Mary’s lap and knees but undulates across the bodies of his earthbound beloveds.
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Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Both helped design custom engagement rings for their beloveds.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Humans have long dreamed of constructing beloveds—if only to imagine them as immortal and thus impossible to lose.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
For anyone who’s not already popping the popcorn, the film also stars Tracy Pollan, Steve Schirripa, Caroline Aaron, Patti Murin and Bills beloveds like Jim Kelly, Dion Dawkins and Steve Tasker.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Both helped design custom engagement rings for their beloveds.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Humans have long dreamed of constructing beloveds—if only to imagine them as immortal and thus impossible to lose.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
For anyone who’s not already popping the popcorn, the film also stars Tracy Pollan, Steve Schirripa, Caroline Aaron, Patti Murin and Bills beloveds like Jim Kelly, Dion Dawkins and Steve Tasker.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beloveds
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Take a peek inside where the revenues for these AI darlings will come from.—
Bhaskar Chakravorti,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Since its heyday in the early and mid-2000s, the brand quietly made a resurgence, garnering partnerships with music industry darlings like Megan Thee Stallion and Zara Larsson.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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Cody and his wife Rebecca, high-school sweethearts, shared their first date at a Waylon Jennings-Jessi Colter concert in Louisville and were married in 1980.—
Stephen L. Betts,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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The physical therapist and New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson were high school sweethearts, officially tying the knot in 2023.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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At the end of season two, Lestat and Louis have reunited as lovers.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 June 2026
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For nature lovers, surfers, divers and fishermen, the setting offers both seclusion and connection.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The latest came Thursday, when the New York Times reported that three ex-girlfriends of Platner’s had described his behavior as volatile and, by one account, physically rough.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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As the girls became increasingly confused about the red, some guys went mute so as not to lie to their girlfriends.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 June 2026
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“Beloveds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beloveds. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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