beloveds

plural of beloved

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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. 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
Noun
  • Directed by their longtime collaborator Garth Jennings, the feature combines footage from their arena tour behind last year’s reunion album, More, with archival film tracing the band’s rise from tenacious Sheffield also-rans to Britpop darlings.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Cape Verde, the darlings of the tournament, held Spain scoreless.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • The high school sweethearts split after nearly a decade together.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This menu is easily intriguing enough to lure food lovers back for chef Mederos’ tasting menu.
    Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The book pays homage to all your classic romance tropes — fake relationship, enemies to lovers, boy next door — but spins them on their head in this new take on what happily ever after looks like.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Collegians play, just us next to parents and girlfriends of the players.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • Photos taken of the outing showed David, 51, Victoria, 52, and Harper, alongside the couple’s other sons, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, who brought their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

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“Beloveds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beloveds. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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