sweetheart

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Recent Examples of sweetheart The news of the two pop culture sweethearts getting engaged nearly broke the internet as fans expressed their glee and warm wishes, while others played amateur sleuths to figure out just how the engagement took place. Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2025 Married to his no-nonsense high school sweetheart Maggie (Liz White) and set to ply the family trade until his body gives in, he’s built a stable life for himself, but not an especially soul-nourishing one. Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025 The winter trees that circle the small lake are bare, but what about the pigeons swelling themselves up for courting, chasing their sweethearts across the grass? Deborah Levy, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Our affair began six weeks after my summer wedding to my college sweetheart. Kimberly Bridson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sweetheart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetheart
Noun
  • Butcher & Bee Originally a Charleston darling, Butcher & Bee has long found its stride in East Nashville, where the menu leans vegetable-forward without losing regional soul.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The brand’s latest Color Series Mason jar collection nods to classic designs of the past, with darling details that bring nostalgic charm to any space whether they’re used in the kitchen for food storage or around the house as decor.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But that’s also the beauty of it.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These beauties are smaller, with the foliage growing about 12 inches tall and the flowers extending above.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, sweetie, the nail magicians at Chillhouse have delivered a dreamy gua sha tool that's just as satisfying for your muscles as their tips are for your fingers.
    Allure, Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The actor posted sweetie pictures of his three fictional children, leaving out, well, his wife, played by Parker Posey.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone who shows up to his office tries to make one of his dreams come true.
    Debbie Day, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This was the cleanest operation the Browns displayed since late in the 2023 season when Joe Flacco’s fever dream carried the Browns to the playoffs.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Frankly, my dear, Tom Jacobsen doesn’t give a dome.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 July 2025
  • Black bag, my dear — her work trip sets off a chain reaction in which George’s strength, i.e., faith in their relationship, becomes his weakness.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sheen is the father (with high school girlfriend Paula Profit) of Cassandra, 40; Sami, 21, and Lola, 20 (with Richards); twins Max and Bob, 16 (with Mueller).
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Following up that success, A24 has unveiled a new trailer for the film, out in theaters October 3, which also stars Emily Blunt as Kerr’s girlfriend and eventual wife Dawn Staples.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Literally anyone who can ride a bike can hoist a beaut by pressing a little button by your throttle and ride it out until the wheels fall off or the battery dies.
    Joe Salas August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Reinhart, who scored the game-winner in Game 7 of the Cup Final last year, opened scoring 4:36 with a beaut of an individual effort.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Try to save room for dessert and pop in the backyard to Koko Kakigori, a small shop serving shave ice and sweets, like mango and sticky rice donuts.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Sweetheart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetheart. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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