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beloveds

noun

plural of beloved

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. — 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

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This was hailed as a victory for all software-as-a-service companies, which were emerging as industry darlings.

— Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Lens, Heart of Midlothian and Thun were media darlings last season making bold runs at their first league titles for many decades.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of darlings

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The family soon moved to Kentucky, where Kingsolver’s parents, high-school sweethearts, had been born and raised, and settled in the small town of Carlisle, where another daughter was born.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Lois and Billy were childhood sweethearts and had been in a relationship since the age of 16.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweethearts

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The lawn’s early closure that year, which usually is done over the winter, coincided with peak fall foliage-viewing season, putting a prime spot for autumn leaf lovers off limits.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
This year, there’s something for nearly every interest, from cheese lovers and bookworms to crafty adults and puzzle enthusiasts.

— Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

Their differences come to a head when Swiftie Kira plans to celebrate her birthday on Friday the 13th with a trip to the 13 isles of the Grenadines with her 13 best girlfriends and expects Ben to be present.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

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