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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Noun
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Hundreds of cocktail lovers will gather in Brooklyn on March 21 for the Bloody Mary Festival, now in its 13th year.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Fortunately for the legume lovers among us, peas grow surprisingly well indoors.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other types of suspects included mothers’ boyfriends, babysitters, stepparents or other relatives.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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But there was still plenty for lovers of M/M — like Spangel (Spike/Angel), which took out the middlewoman and had the vampire boyfriends smooch each other.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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You without all your stuff—houses, girlfriends, whatever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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The disappearance of Sierra, a cheerleader who hung posters of Marilyn Monroe in her bedroom and talked about makeup with her girlfriends, made national news.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Intendeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intendeds. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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