as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
brought flowers home to his sweetie
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Recent Examples of sweeties
May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweeties
Noun
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The high school sweethearts married on June 21, 2025, at the Grandfather Golf and Country Club in North Carolina, per The News & Observer.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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High school sweethearts who married in 2016, the two have built both a family and a professional partnership.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hawke seems most likely to still make it into the category as well, as one of the main critical darlings of the season, but faces the challenge of likely being the sole nominee for his film.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
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Whales have been beached Once upon a time, whales were the darlings of the beer scene.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Now, the viral dessert company has a new way of distributing sweets.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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In ascending order of serving sizes, the original US food pyramid recommended that fats, oils and sweets be used sparingly, and that dairy products, proteins and nuts be equal components of one’s diet.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Sweeties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweeties. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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