as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
I'm so glad you're home, hon
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Noun
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The influencer, 26, graduated from nursing school in August 2024, and soon after, the high school sweethearts bought a house in Michigan, ending the long-distance aspect of their relationship, Adams tells PEOPLE exclusively.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025 -
The couple were college sweethearts, but had no children.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Seminoles were 13-0, playoff darlings, swagger restored, the logo gleaming again like a championship promise.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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The assumption now, of course, is that the 2025 Jays aren’t only Canada’s team but have become the darlings of most of North America.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the core, his characters are all sweeties.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As Nolen started to prepare for his NFL debut — meeting his teammates, seeing his new locker and hitting the training fields — Nelson was meeting the team’s other wives and girlfriends, who would quickly become her main group of friends through the major life transition.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Deliver Me From Nowhere are real, Bruce’s romantic interest, Faye Romano (Odessa Young), is a fictional character, based on several of the rock star’s girlfriends at the time.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends and for once, make a bold decision with their lives.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to Castro, the woman took the boyfriends phone and ran back into the home with it before police later returned it.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Hons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hons. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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