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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for fond
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fond
Adjective
  • What emerges is that, because of how much both the civilians and the regime were inherently inclined towards the occult, enforcing hierarchies within it hardly worked.
    Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 8 Oct. 2025
  • To meet those targets, especially when market conditions or interest rates made organic growth more difficult, managers were more inclined to take on additional risk that promised higher yields, the scholars argue.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Denver Zoo shared a few snaps of the affectionate duo — the only two females in their habitat — in a post on Facebook.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Romance will be affectionate, memorable and reassuring.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • All my love to her children and loved ones.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That credo reasserts itself as Polly begins to be haunted by visions of her loved ones.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The heater is easy to move around your yard thanks to the attached wheels on the bottom.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Also on the grounds are storage, wood, and garden sheds, as well as an attached one-car garage.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ultimately, Gibson rehomed his two adult dogs and their three puppies in safe, loving homes.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Tyler is being remembered as a loving brother, uncle and son.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • No one is better built than Leavy, a crafty veteran sportswriter, for between-innings repartee, wry asides, and tossed-off ideas for improving her beloved sport—and maybe even keeping its ever-looming obsolescence at bay for another decade or three.
    Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Thus, the scheme of thoughtfully layered illumination, including the pair of Grand Central Terminal–worthy pendants in the kitchen (each weighing in the realm of 60 pounds), plaster sconces, custom lampshades, and Deschanel’s beloved Murano chandeliers.
    Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As of this week, and per a recent statement from Asahi, production has mostly resumed, and partial shipments will soon resume.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • On Tuesday, air traffic controllers will receive a partial paycheck for hours worked before the shutdown.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 13 Oct. 2025.

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