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Recent Examples of honey
Noun
Sorrow not just for the honeycomb full of honey, but an even greater sorrow for the empty cells within it. Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 The business focuses on natural beekeeping practices and manufactures products made with beeswax and honey such as lip balm, beard oil, candles, solid perfume, lotions, paw balm for dogs and cotton candy as well as a wide variety of raw honey. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024 Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation. Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for honey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honey
Noun
  • Both Taylors got famous as kids, grew up in public as America’s sweetheart.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to Euphoria star Elordi, the movie costars Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein, along with Mia Goth (as Frankenstein's childhood sweetheart), and two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (as an arms dealer not in the book).
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The earthquake nterrupted the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 beauty pageant in Cebu City, Philippines.
    Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So just remember that honesty isn’t necessarily about blurting out whatever judgment is on your mind—or holding someone else to your own standards about beauty.
    Miriam Kirmayer, SELF, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Congratulations to Roman on raising two successful queens!
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Another important aspect is the South Sudanese tribes that were filmed look like kings and queens in their colors and in their beads.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When your shoulders ache or feel stiff, your first instinct might be to stretch or massage them.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Take over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication, massage the area, do gentle stretches, or place ice or heating packs in 20- to 30-minute bouts on your body.
    Andee Tagle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Best Latex Pillow Saatva’s long been an Instagram darling, which was exactly what made contributor Sydney Gore want to test it out for herself.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The retraction is just the latest blow for a product that has been a darling of celebrities and influencers.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of course Swift’s legion of devotees would scoff at the notion that their heroine was anything but a pop goddess, their very own Glinda the Good Witch sent to comfort with lyrical poetry and aid crumpled hearts.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Later in the show, fashion goddess Tracee Ellis Ross stops by the Paris studio straight from the Dior show!
    Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After the game, Kidd praised guard Max Christie, who went 6-of-6 from the free-throw line.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield praised the judge's ruling Sunday night.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And to make the audience believe that even a creepy aspiring sperm donor is a sweetie?
    Rima Parikh, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
  • These demonic, furry little toys have been absolutely everywhere (including in fashionable people’s closets) all year, so why not turn them into Halloween inspiration for you and your sweetie?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Honey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honey. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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