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
  • In reality, Bourdain and Nancy Putkoski were high-school sweethearts long before the events of the movie.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The former couple were high school sweethearts and wed in May 2001.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • In a nervous market full of geopolitical tension, IPOs have attracted a lot of investor attention, with AI darlings Anthropic and OpenAI preparing for their own debuts.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • BookTok books becoming movies or TV shows Keep an eye on these BookTok darlings, some of which have release dates while others are in early stages of development.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • For many people, the drawers full of sweets in the Brittany Mahomes video are the stuff of dreams.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Yes, Nerds, the crunchy sweets akin to technicolored aquarium gravel.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweets

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“Sweeties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweeties. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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