as in lovers
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
after a bit of bickering, she and her intended have finally picked out a wedding site
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Recent Examples of intendeds
Once the intendeds did tie the knot, their love deepened into a lifetime of devotion and admiration.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intendeds
Noun
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That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Admittedly, this is not the first time Martin has seen two generations of Rent lovers living under one roof.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Heated Rivalry breakouts Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have parlayed their overnight fame into voiceover work for the audio erotica app Quinn, also home to dirty talk from internet boyfriends like Christopher Briney and Andrew Scott.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her famous boyfriends have included NBA stars Devin Booker and Ben Simmons, as well as rapper Bad Bunny.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Thompson said Carolina has always been the first one to welcome new families to town and does so much for the wives and girlfriends.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Masterson, the only married sibling on the series, is also married in real life, as are Frankie Muniz and Justin Berfield, whose on-screen girlfriends never made it past a few episodes.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Intendeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intendeds. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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