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hons

noun

plural of hon

as in sweethearts

a person with whom one is in love I'm so glad you're home, hon

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In reality, Bourdain and Nancy Putkoski were high-school sweethearts long before the events of the movie.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
The former couple were high school sweethearts and wed in May 2001.

— Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of sweethearts

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In a nervous market full of geopolitical tension, IPOs have attracted a lot of investor attention, with AI darlings Anthropic and OpenAI preparing for their own debuts.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
BookTok books becoming movies or TV shows Keep an eye on these BookTok darlings, some of which have release dates while others are in early stages of development.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

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Her biggest challenges seemed to be getting the rest of the NBA to take her seriously after previously partying with her father’s girlfriends and posing nude for Playboy magazine.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Here’s a look at a few of the WAGs — wives and girlfriends — who will be cheering on Chiefs players this season.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

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The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.

— Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

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