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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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Harry and Katie are childhood sweethearts Harry and Katie have known each other since childhood.

— Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts.

— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 June 2026

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Fellow Hawkins alums Joe Keery (who releases music under the moniker Djo) and Maya Hawke are indie darlings in their own right, and Wolfhard has previously referred to Keery as a mentor.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

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And never mind the allegations of volatile behavior from a couple of past girlfriends; one of them is a Republican activist.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
The longtime couple’s son Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, were at the opening, too, bringing their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull, 24, and Jackie Apostel, 30.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Definition of girlfriends

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The singer and Gomez met through their respective ex-boyfriends, Joe and Nick Jonas, in 2008.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026
By the 1990s, the rule book was hundreds of pages long, with lines as specific as which fork to use at dinner and directives to not speak about boyfriends in front of fans, according to Texas Monthly's podcast America's Girls.

— Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

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