as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports
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Recent Examples of lover
Backed by longtime collaborators David Guy, James Poyser, and Ian Hendrickson-Smith, alongside Brian Richburg, the group blends soul, jazz, hip-hop, and lovers rock into an immersive set.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2026
For more advice on keeping your pets happy, healthy and safe through every season, visit USA TODAY Pets, your destination for expert advice, heartwarming stories and the latest news for animal lovers.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Farmers Markets Mushroom-lovers in Des Moines start searching for the morel vendors at the Downtown Farmers' Market just after dawn.
—Midwest Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Luckily for beer lovers, Don and Wendy Feinberg, who were beer importers specializing in smaller breweries, visited Brasserie Dupont around 1980 and fell in love with its saison.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Apr. 2026
For more advice on keeping your pets happy, healthy and safe through every season, visit USA TODAY Pets, your destination for expert advice, heartwarming stories and the latest news for animal lovers.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Farmers Markets Mushroom-lovers in Des Moines start searching for the morel vendors at the Downtown Farmers' Market just after dawn.
—Midwest Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Luckily for beer lovers, Don and Wendy Feinberg, who were beer importers specializing in smaller breweries, visited Brasserie Dupont around 1980 and fell in love with its saison.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lover
Noun
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Angels fans certainly remember Adell knocking a ball over the fence in Texas during his rookie season, for a rare four-base error.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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This time, though, not even the fans were misled.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the tip of the hectocotylus is covered in small sucker cups that are structurally identical to the sensory suckers on their regular hunting arms.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The worst part though, is all the suckers kept coming up from the pear roots.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Inside the University of Texas at Arlington planetarium, students and space enthusiasts gathered to witness the next chapter in lunar exploration.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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And if a bunch of independent enthusiasts can uncover this much information with public tools, this fast, imagine what a properly coordinated and resourced regulatory effort could achieve.—
Nic Puckrin,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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So, that’s something for football fanatics, hoops heads and soccer aficionados.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said radical religious fanatics leading Iran can’t be trusted with a nuclear weapon after attacking embassies and hotels during the war.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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Prue told George that Dawn Allenby was in high spirits because an admirer had sent her flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Metheny has been an admirer of Patton for some time and the two performed an Orange County concert with Encinitas guitarist Peter Sprague and his band a few years ago.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lover. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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