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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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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
The high school sweethearts moved to Cape Cod full time about 18 years ago after Jerry Boucher retired from Connecticut Natural Gas.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The couple are middle school sweethearts, having met in their home state of North Carolina.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
However, there are several couples from earlier seasons who have gone the distance, including America’s sweethearts from season 1, Lauren and Cameron.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
The couple, high school sweethearts with six kids and 20 grandchildren, sought to diversify their business ventures with the purchase, Mark Jones told the Examiner.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
As the Fever point guard celebrates her 24th birthday, see the most adorable photos of the college sweethearts.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
High school sweethearts from Duncan, Bradley Cox ran a third-generation dry cleaning business in Oklahoma City, and Farah Cox was a speech pathologist.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
The two were high school sweethearts, according to Baird’s website.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
High school sweethearts who married in 2016, the two have built both a family and a professional partnership.
—Essence, 12 Jan. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The couple are middle school sweethearts, having met in their home state of North Carolina.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
However, there are several couples from earlier seasons who have gone the distance, including America’s sweethearts from season 1, Lauren and Cameron.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
The couple, high school sweethearts with six kids and 20 grandchildren, sought to diversify their business ventures with the purchase, Mark Jones told the Examiner.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
As the Fever point guard celebrates her 24th birthday, see the most adorable photos of the college sweethearts.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
High school sweethearts from Duncan, Bradley Cox ran a third-generation dry cleaning business in Oklahoma City, and Farah Cox was a speech pathologist.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
The two were high school sweethearts, according to Baird’s website.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 12 Jan. 2026
High school sweethearts who married in 2016, the two have built both a family and a professional partnership.
—Essence, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweethearts
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The reversal of fortunes is all the more striking, Moser and others say, because software stocks were Wall Street darlings in the years before AI’s ascent.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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As investors have witnessed capital shifting out of concentrated, high-valuation Mag 7 darlings, Dow constituents have enjoyed inflows as investors flock towards broader, higher-quality and inexpensive blue chips.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Lana Del Ray and brunette beauties alike are going darker, richer, and glossier.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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These bright beauties will rival eggs from the backyard egg hunt.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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Along with a series of restaurants and a playground for children, there's even a replica field for fans to live their own big league dreams.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In decades past, China’s ascendent middle class flocked to booming megacities to chase jobs and dreams, once abundant as the country went from rags to riches.—
Albee Zhang,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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You without all your stuff—houses, girlfriends, whatever.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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The disappearance of Sierra, a cheerleader who hung posters of Marilyn Monroe in her bedroom and talked about makeup with her girlfriends, made national news.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of cocktail lovers will gather in Brooklyn on March 21 for the Bloody Mary Festival, now in its 13th year.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately for the legume lovers among us, peas grow surprisingly well indoors.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Other types of suspects included mothers’ boyfriends, babysitters, stepparents or other relatives.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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But there was still plenty for lovers of M/M — like Spangel (Spike/Angel), which took out the middlewoman and had the vampire boyfriends smooch each other.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Sweethearts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweethearts. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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