as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
I'm so glad you're home, hon
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The high school sweethearts were all smiles in the mirror selfie at the Kansas City spot, which the NFL star co-owns with teammate Travis Kelce.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Akl and Hasan Akil (Memory Box) star as childhood sweethearts Yasmina and Nino, who lose sight of one another to reunite in their late 20s, with their relationship developing in step with the tumultuous history of Lebanon.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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But more and more, Black List darlings wind up as buzzy Netflix curios like They Cloned Tyrone and May December.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Currently, her work has been worn by fashion icons Naomi Campbell and Anok Yai, as well as music darlings like Kelly Rowland, Cassie, and SZA.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Both ex-girlfriends of Combs accepted gifts, rent payments and luxurious vacations from Combs over their years with him and at times, participated in the planning of freak-offs.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then, in September 2016, another one of Yust’s former girlfriends, 21-year-old Jessica Runions, was reported missing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Signs in the audience spoke of ex-boyfriends, dead sisters and a mom whose three-month-old son recently passed away.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
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Jared Padalecki and Matt Czuchry, who both played Rory’s boyfriends on Gilmore Girls, team up in a new campaign for the brand.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Hons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hons. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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