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Recent Examples of dear
Adjective
My henchman is played by James Landry Hébert, who is a dear friend. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2025 Misty Copeland holds a number of books dear to her heart. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
At a recent event raising money for the Men Wear Pink campaign and for the Cincinnati Friars Club, another charity dear to Altenau's heart, the ambassadors climbed on stage and sang her a song. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024 Advertisement The ad did little good for his daughter in a deep-red state that once held the Cheney family dear but is now thoroughly in Trump’s corner. Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dear
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dear
Adjective
  • Dairy farming is the second-most valuable component of Connecticut’s agricultural sector, according to the state’s Department of Agriculture.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2025
  • While automation and machine learning are reshaping industries, the most valuable skills in today’s job market are innately human.
    William Arruda, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Since then, concerns have resurfaced and grown after a beloved teacher died this past fall and another teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer late last year.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
  • The beloved actor died from cardiac arrest, according to a death certificate released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and obtained by TMZ.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sienna, 8, wore her hair in adorable pigtails while Ciara wore a middle part with loose curls pulled back.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 June 2025
  • In the comment section, fans, along with Moore's celebrity friends, couldn't get over the adorable images.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Harley has become something of a darling in the wake of his success at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and after eating massive minutes with Heiskanen out injured.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • LuPone is the darling of Broadway, her standout turns as Eva Perón in Evita and Rose in Gypsy paving the way for an illustrious career onstage and near-constant run-ins with her stage-sharers.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • But advocates argue that paying for college now is also complicated and expensive, and discourages many Americans from going.
    Jon Marcus, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
  • And now, despite not having a significant air force, Ukraine has succeeded in destroying at least a dozen expensive and hard to replace strategic bombers deep inside Russia.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • While most people may feel unlucky on Friday the 13th, Krispy Kreme is hoping to make its customers feel lucky with a sweet promotion.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 June 2025
  • This Recipe The catch: The sweet months-old baby of last summer who couldn’t walk or talk was now a fully functioning, less-than-demure toddler.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Crane married his high school sweetheart, Anne Terzian, in 1949.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 8 June 2025
  • That mindset drove Don to earn his Ph.D. in 1992 after graduating from college in 1983 and marrying his sweetheart.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • The wide-ranging punishments for such sinful behavior could include a prohibition on wearing gold and other precious jewelry, as well as large tithes to monastic orders and the poor.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 June 2025
  • On Thursday, June 5, The Valley couple, 35 and 41 years old, respectively, welcomed their fourth child into the world, announcing the precious news on Instagram.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 June 2025

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“Dear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dear. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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