1
as in inclined
having a liking or affection
even lots of city people are fond of country music
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2
as in affectionate
feeling or showing love
gave me a fond embrace upon parting
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3
as in loved
granted special treatment or attention
my fondest wish is to see my children marry well
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Recent Examples of fond
The Pride parade scenes are some of the most powerful in the film, reflecting how going to parades with her father is one of Alysia’s fondest memories.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Liquid is added to lift the fond and it’s cooked down to concentrate the flavor.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
And some of my fondest memories of living in New York City in my early thirties involve painful mornings on the Gimbels Ride in Westchester County.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Time spent in the resort town, located roughly 15 miles south of Bend, is still one of my fondest childhood memories.
—Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
Liquid is added to lift the fond and it’s cooked down to concentrate the flavor.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
And some of my fondest memories of living in New York City in my early thirties involve painful mornings on the Gimbels Ride in Westchester County.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Time spent in the resort town, located roughly 15 miles south of Bend, is still one of my fondest childhood memories.
—Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fond
Adjective
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Marginson says that while many students and faculty have opposed the compact, university presidents and boards may be more inclined to accept.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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While Alex is still young at 24 and has room to develop, this move could make Giannis more comfortable and inclined to stay in Milwaukee, at least for the foreseeable future.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In all his videos, an affectionate and softly romantic vision of the city came through.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Franklin was affectionate in person but also adamant that William assign his American properties to Temple, to settle his debt to him for the years of subsidies.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All my love to her children and loved ones.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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That credo reasserts itself as Polly begins to be haunted by visions of her loved ones.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Richardson sustained the injury and was hospitalized after a stretching band snapped, sending an attached pole forcibly against his face.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The farmhouse has three bedrooms, three baths and an attached two-car garage, according to the listing.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Burks is confident, freedom-loving, fashionable (and rocked a lime green suit on the red carpet), and loves to have fun.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
13 Oct. 2025
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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) says that in 2024 almost 3 million cats entered shelters nationwide, but not all of them were lucky enough to find new loving homes.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Though D’Angelo only released three albums in his lifetime, his beloved 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, followed by 2000’s Voodoo and 2014’s Black Messiah, Hill wrote that the singer’s aching vulnerability and incomparable passion moved, and inspired, the culture.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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The fact that the film is named after its subject’s most beloved — and most despised by Hart himself — hit tells you everything.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Among the injuries the child suffered, Hestrin said, were a partial bone fracture of the skull, a brain hemorrhage and injuries to the ribs and legs.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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This means the public will only get a partial truth.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Fond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fond. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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