valentine

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Recent Examples of valentine Classic handmade valentines conjure images of kindergarten and elementary school: funny little messages and cubbies stuffed with candy hearts. Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2026 To hire quartets from Trails West Chorus for singing valentines, visit their website, trailswestbarbershoppers.com. Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2026 This negative space French tip captures the nostalgia of cutting out paper hearts for your valentine. Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026 The color matches the red crystals on the bodysuit and the playful heart-leaf design matches the cannabis and valentine’s day theme perfectly. Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for valentine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valentine
Noun
  • Highlights include a June 13 anniversary celebration with Jungle Fire, Healing Gems and DJ Liza Richardson; a tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder with DJ Spinna, Monalisa and MC Cognito; and a tribute to Roy Ayers led by composer Sly5thAve with a 12-piece ensemble including drummer Kassa Overall.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • All week, the British press has been awash with tributes to Attenborough, who has been making and presenting nature documentaries for decades.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • History buffs, avid hikers, music lovers, wine aficionados, and beach bums will all find a town to love in the Old Dominion.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • In addition to being sun lovers, many of the species on this list are heat- and drought-tolerant.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Though attendees are visibly upset, there is no open casket, eulogy or any harping on grief.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Educators were fired for making insensitive comments about him on their personal social-media accounts; a firefighter in Toledo lost his job for posting a derisive eulogy on Facebook; various airline employees were suspended for disparaging Kirk online.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Amankora's rotating dessert list includes homemade ice cream, fruit-forward sweets, and the occasional Bhutanese riff.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • But in joining a growing global hunt for ube, whose signature violet hue has taken over social media in drinks, cakes, and other sweets, Cesari realized that the actual root vegetable was much more elusive, particularly in the wake of its recent fame.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But that success also led to the sci-fi woodland antics of The Wild Robot; the Oscar-winning, postapocalyptic vision of feline collaboration in Flow; and the paean to basketball teamwork that was this year’s Goat.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Victoria has been dating boyfriend Brandt Andersen.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Evie’s eccentric family also featured, including fiercely loving single mum Suz (Suranne Jones), sister Izzie (Liv Hill), boyfriend Josh (Adam Long), and frustrating neighbor Callum (Owen Cooper).
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The series is not just a chronicle of the planet’s wonders but a specific act of historical homage.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • Of course, finding a way to pay homage to a movie that came to define a generation — without overdoing it — would be no small feat.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • She was widely known as one of Hugh Hefner’s main girlfriends from about 2001 to 2008.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
  • Luo then allegedly went on to contact Edens’ girlfriend at the time, who is now his wife, and his ex-wife with incriminating information regarding their relationship, per the WSJ, citing prosecutors.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026

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“Valentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valentine. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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