sweeties

noun

plural of sweetie
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. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweeties
  1. sweethearts
  2. darlings
  3. sweets
Noun
  • The following week, the high school sweethearts jetted over to California to attend the wedding of former Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and his now-wife, Laura Kruk.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 June 2026
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • Cape Verde, the darlings of the tournament, held Spain scoreless.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • Skorts are the easy, breezy trend picking up steam again this summer, after being spotted by pop darlings like Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 19 July 2026
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • One of her favorite sweets is butter mochi, a chewy dessert made from rice flour.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • At One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, guests receive miniature ceramic cacti and seasonal ceramic whales filled with sweets, turning the local landscape into a memorable keepsake.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of sweets

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“Sweeties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweeties. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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