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as in beauties
a lovely woman
she's a honey, all right
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as in dreams
something very good of its kind
this morning one of my employees had a real honey of an excuse for being late for work
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as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
he usually gives his honey a dozen red roses on Valentine's Day
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as in massages
to praise too much
she knew that the hairstylist was honeying her for a reason—the expectation of a generous tip
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Recent Examples of honeys
Joe Klein,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
Wildflower or clover honeys work well here.
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Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Breakfast is a huge spread of mueslis, cured meats, cheeses, South Tyrol fruit, cakes, bread, and even multiple local honeys.
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Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Some raw honeys contain prebiotics, which can help improve gut health and energize you.
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Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
20 Dec. 2025
For the most nuanced flavor, use floral honeys like orange blossom.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
The Honey Duo Gift Set ($62) contains Wildflower and Orange Blossom honeys sourced entirely from California apiaries, while Sage Honey with Honeycomb ($32) offers a raw, textured alternative tied to the herbs grown in Markle’s own garden.
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Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Kirk had a go-to order, the Mint Majesty Tea with two honeys, and the drink has been popularized as a way to memorialize the popular conservative activist.
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Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Many of them had just come home from the war and were reunited with honeys who had been waiting, hoping, delaying.
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Joe Klein,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
Wildflower or clover honeys work well here.
—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Breakfast is a huge spread of mueslis, cured meats, cheeses, South Tyrol fruit, cakes, bread, and even multiple local honeys.
—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Some raw honeys contain prebiotics, which can help improve gut health and energize you.
—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
20 Dec. 2025
For the most nuanced flavor, use floral honeys like orange blossom.
—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
The Honey Duo Gift Set ($62) contains Wildflower and Orange Blossom honeys sourced entirely from California apiaries, while Sage Honey with Honeycomb ($32) offers a raw, textured alternative tied to the herbs grown in Markle’s own garden.
—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Kirk had a go-to order, the Mint Majesty Tea with two honeys, and the drink has been popularized as a way to memorialize the popular conservative activist.
—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys.
—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honeys
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The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.
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One of the beauties of sports is that fans are forced to pick a side, but there is a stark difference in cheering for your side and aggressively cheering against the opposition with zero form of decency.
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Big dreams may crash down to earth when daily reality gets involved.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts.
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Katie and Devin’s pregnancy announcement came less than a year after the high school sweethearts tied the knot in July 2025.
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The center also has hydrotherapy chairs where athletes can lie as a jet of water, similar but much stronger than the jets in a jacuzzi, massages them.
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In a viral video shared on Instagram last Sunday under the username @whiskeytoller, the gray kitty can be seen hanging around his brother, Oakley, as his mom massages the injured area, doing his best to show his love and support.
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Down Under vs the World is the third vs the World spinoff for the franchise, following in the footsteps of the British and Canadian-set vs the World shows, which bring queens from around the globe to compete against one another.
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Hanging realistic decoy nests in spring can sometimes discourage new queens from establishing nests nearby.
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Add the peaches, ginger and tarragon.
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Friday, June 26, Birthday Lunch, Oven Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, whole grain bread, peaches, cake, milk.
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Outside of the hospital, Emmy darlings Julianne Nicholson and Allison Janney should score nominations for their work on Paradise and The Diplomat, respectively.
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That changed on Monday, when Cape Verde and its 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha became early darlings of the World Cup after holding European champion Spain, one of the tournament favorites, to a scoreless draw in their opening match.
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Under this light, Penelope emerges as exemplary, cunning, wounded, and trapped by the male order that praises her.
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Ornatov praises this cleaner for its ability to dissolve and absorb the mess, which keeps you from having to scrub the same spot repeatedly—time saved, effort reduced.
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“Honeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honeys. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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