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also loveable
as in sweet
having qualities that tend to make one loved
she was a lovable child, always helpful and kind
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Recent Examples of lovable
Hope Anne, a 1-year-old Labrador retriever Meet Hope Anne — a bouncy, lovable black Lab mix with a heart full of joy and a tail that just won’t quit.
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
As the baby of the group, lovable doofus Vern came to life through 11-year-old Jerry O’Connell’s sweet performance.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Smaller breeds like the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Pug, Boston Terrier, Shih Tzu, and Havanese offer lovable companionship, often preferring constant closeness with their humans.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Quinn VanAntwerp makes his con man character, Gordy, lovable.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
As the baby of the group, lovable doofus Vern came to life through 11-year-old Jerry O’Connell’s sweet performance.
—Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Smaller breeds like the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Pug, Boston Terrier, Shih Tzu, and Havanese offer lovable companionship, often preferring constant closeness with their humans.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Quinn VanAntwerp makes his con man character, Gordy, lovable.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovable
Adjective
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The sweet treats include a toffee cream pie, a grape soft serve, and a special McFlurry topped with Oreo crumbs.—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
23 Aug. 2025
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The seasonal tradition dates back centuries and represents a cornerstone of local agriculture, with Michigan business owners carrying on family legacies of 19th century mills, serving up sweet treats for communities around the state.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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To combat isolation amid shorter days, keep in touch with loved ones, NextStep4MentalHealth advises.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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These non-invasive scans typically start at around $2,500, but can be the ideal gift for a loved one.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But where the book had the benefit of MacDonald’s beautiful and searching interior monologue, the movie chooses to articulate her pain — as well as her refusal to process it — from the outside in.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Max Springer,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sarah Annett, 34, has taken TikTok by storm after capturing the adorable bond between her grandad, Walter Annett, and his cat named Angus.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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What Jay has created, together with legend-in the-making Michael Strassner and the adorable Liz Larsen, is pure cinematic gold.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Omar’s growing outrage, especially when precious time is lost because of jammed phone lines, troubling silences and false assumptions, rankles Mahdi, the most overstretched of anyone at the call center.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Actors speak and react to Rajab’s own desperate voice, while the film, set wholly within the Red Crescent’s beigely neutral offices, conjures a fraught ticking-clock atmosphere as precious minutes of inaction pass by.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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People want to include crape myrtles and roses-of-Sharon as their privacy plants, for example, and both of those, while lovely in summer, would be bare and drab in the winter.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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It’s been really lovely, also exhausting.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Lovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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