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as in darling
a person with whom one is in love
I married my high-school sweetheart as soon as we both finished college
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart
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Recent Examples of sweetheart
Esparza married his high school sweetheart, Michele Marie Perez, in 1994.
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, the 53-year-old actress attended the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting Village on the sand with her son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, 32 (dad is Vergara’s ex husband/high school sweetheart, Joe Gonzalez).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The high school sweethearts moved to Cape Cod full time about 18 years ago after Jerry Boucher retired from Connecticut Natural Gas.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The reverend is survived by his college sweetheart, Jacqueline Jackson, to whom he’d been married since 1962.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, the 53-year-old actress attended the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting Village on the sand with her son Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, 32 (dad is Vergara’s ex husband/high school sweetheart, Joe Gonzalez).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
The high school sweethearts moved to Cape Cod full time about 18 years ago after Jerry Boucher retired from Connecticut Natural Gas.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The reverend is survived by his college sweetheart, Jacqueline Jackson, to whom he’d been married since 1962.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetheart
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Following her roles in Marty Supreme and I Love LA, Odessa A’zion swiftly emerged as one of Hollywood’s new darlings and a key character of this awards season.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
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During Hollywood’s Golden Age, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher were among the darlings of the entertainment industry.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
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That’s the beauty of capitalism.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The best Korean lip tints are—and have been—at the top of their game, and as a beauty editor who almost exclusively wears them, this story practically writes itself.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
19 Mar. 2026
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Yes, sweetie, sexy wormholes have entered the chat.—
Fiona Landers,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Look into your sweetie’s eyes and say that your love is vaster than Jupiter.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Your first childhood dream job was… A doctor like my mom or an archeologist like Indiana Jones.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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The fever dream continued with Howard wailing on guitar and vocals, the production morphing into a beautiful stew of blues rock and given an exclamation point – and a standing ovation – with Copeland spinning out of the shadows.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Frankly, my dear, Tom Jacobsen doesn’t give a dome.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
15 July 2025
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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
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Police and David’s family say that David, a sophomore at Sequoia High in Redwood City, had no gang ties and was wearing the jacket to celebrate Valentine’s Day with his girlfriend, who wore a pink hoodie that night.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Coberg and the conspirators told the ex-girlfriend to convince the victim to fly to Southern California to meet with her and use drugs together.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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And although this recipe calls for the instant version of Cream of Wheat, using the regular will yield a pancake with a bit more of the very light crunch that won these beauts so many fans.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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The only thing that separates this heavy-duty, 100-percent cotton beaut from its Barbour counterparts?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Nov. 2025
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Guests can also grab quick food options such as sandwiches, taco salad, sweets, and chips and popcorn.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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There will also be cocktail and mocktail options amid the sweets and savories, as well as a children’s selection so adorable, grownups may want in on the Alice-theme.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Sweetheart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetheart. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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