sweethearts

noun

plural of sweetheart
1
as in darlings
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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2
as in beauties
something very good of its kind a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart

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Recent Examples of sweethearts Kate Middleton and Prince William went from college sweethearts to a lasting royal romance. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts. — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 June 2026 The childhood sweethearts have become parents themselves. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 June 2026 Cody and his wife Rebecca, high-school sweethearts, shared their first date at a Waylon Jennings-Jessi Colter concert in Louisville and were married in 1980. — Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweethearts
  1. darlings
  2. beauties
  3. sweeties
  4. dreams
  5. girlfriends
  6. lovers
  7. boyfriends
Noun
  • Fellow Hawkins alums Joe Keery (who releases music under the moniker Djo) and Maya Hawke are indie darlings in their own right, and Wolfhard has previously referred to Keery as a mentor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • These low-maintenance garden beauties require less pruning, deadheading, and pest management to keep them looking good.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Shopping market editor Kate McGregor’s new favorite sheets, these scalloped percale beauties from Rebecca Udall, are 50% off right now.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of sweeties
Noun
  • Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • So many players go into a World Cup wide-eyed, full of hopes and dreams, and leave it a few weeks later feeling utterly crushed.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of dreams
Noun
  • Two 20-something girlfriends shared a plate to my right, while a group of middle-aged white men traveling from Houston took up a conversation with the cashier.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • Most coverage treated them as curiosities, a labor squabble in a faraway factory town, an authoritarian quirk about digital girlfriends.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • This is the Prairie School thumbprint that Condé Nast Traveler ranks among the world's best small cities for architecture lovers.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • And despite wrapping production before the Canadian series aired, this new movie also mirrors it with a scene in which the two lovers stare at each other across a crowded nightclub dance floor.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • As with Yarmosky, Holmes seemed to be having fun with these boyfriends, according to The Cut.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • The singer and Gomez met through their respective ex-boyfriends, Joe and Nick Jonas, in 2008.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Definition of boyfriends

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