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
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In videos posted by Golf on CBS on Instagram, the high school sweethearts shared a few hugs on the field with their son Bennett as a pregnant Scudder showed off her growing baby bump in a brown dress and matching cardigan.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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The two were high school sweethearts, Fields said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal enters the match as the favorite, but Sporting has been resilient in the Champions League, rebounding from a 3-0 loss to tournament darlings Bodo/Glimt with a 5-0 thrashing in Lisbon.—
Pueng Vongs,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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After delivering back-to-back Cannes darlings with the Camera d’Or winner Girl (2018) and Grand Prix-winning Close (2022), Dhont is returning to Cannes with his third feature and his first period piece.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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There, fortune cookies were eventually mass-produced by Benkyodo, a now-defunct sweets manufacturer.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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All of the sweets are made by Sugiyama's pastry-chef girlfriend Yui Matsuzaki, from scones served with cream and jam, seasonal fruit tarts, lemon cake, shortbread cookies, muffins, and occasionally a Japanese pudding that's to-die-for.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Sweeties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweeties. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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