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as in affectionate
feeling or showing love
they were a loving family, supporting each other when times were bad
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as in careful
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
the homemade costume clearly showed the loving work that had gone into it
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as in valuing
to hold dear
patriots who loved their country well enough to die for it
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as in adoring
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
a husband who loves his wife more than anything
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as in enjoying
to take pleasure in
I love playing Frisbee in the summer rain
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as in caressing
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
the baby responded to my caresses and kisses by loving me right back
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Recent Examples of loving
Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Both books also feature difficult loving relationships between a mother and a teen daughter.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The heart of the book may be her alternately exasperated and loving relationship with her parents, Simmons and fellow artist Carroll Dunham, and her sibling, Cyrus, who drifted away for a time when the fallout from Dunham’s fame became too much.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Marleigh Guevara Courtesy photo Known as a great student, hard worker and a loving sister, her friends and family pledged to honor her legacy.
—Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Both books also feature difficult loving relationships between a mother and a teen daughter.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
In the show, Michele played ambitious singer Rachel Berry, while McHale portrayed Artie Abrams, a film-loving student and key member of the New Directions glee club.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The heart of the book may be her alternately exasperated and loving relationship with her parents, Simmons and fellow artist Carroll Dunham, and her sibling, Cyrus, who drifted away for a time when the fallout from Dunham’s fame became too much.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loving
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Paul, who co-created the Apple TV+ series and drew from season one for the musical’s script and score, performs a dexterous trick, poking fun at the form’s many ridiculous tropes with an unmistakably affectionate hand.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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All the films are affectionate, most are light-hearted and often comical.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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This requires careful monitoring of key parameters such as sugar and acidity from veraison through to harvest.—
Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.—
Peter S. Canellos,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Andre says hosts are valuing high-quality pieces more than ever.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2026
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And the market is valuing them at a high rate in 2026.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Presidents are usually removed from voters, separated by layers of security and surrounded by adoring subordinates.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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At first glance Hathaway, who won an Oscar for her heartfelt musical performance in Les Misérables, is still not my idea of the kind of risk-taking music superstar who can command arenas full of adoring fans.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Belltower Green is the city’s urban greenspace and gardens, and is the spot for enjoying summer concerts, seasonal parades, and a splash pad during the warmer months.—
Katie Riley,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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Yedlin, a Seattle native, feels at home in the mountains and said his wife and two young children are enjoying the quiet, family-friendly life in Utah.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The basis of the important therapy stems from studies showing that holding and caressing an animal provides benefits such as relaxation, lower blood pressure, decreasing anxiety, and increasing positivity, according to the news release.—
Dawn Giangiulio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Williams knows how to humanize this bare-bones vocabulary, minutely adjusting the voicing of a chord or caressing the last of a set of recurring motifs with a regretful ritardando.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Taiwan is considering the years-long process of restarting two reactors because of the current crisis, which will require meticulous inspections, safety checks and control system verifications.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Miyashita, the cult Japanese designer behind early-2000s punk label Number (N)ine and later TheSoloist, is known for fusing meticulous Japanese craftsmanship with distinctly American motifs.—
Samantha Lee
Connect
April 17,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The 47-year-old coach is cherishing the opportunity to play at Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The book was more of a cherishing exercise than a grieving exercise.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Loving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loving. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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