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Recent Examples of valentine
This negative space French tip captures the nostalgia of cutting out paper hearts for your valentine.
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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
Live my dreams for me and get this for your valentine (and yourself)!
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 Feb. 2026
The first commercial valentines in the U.S. were sold in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
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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
Live my dreams for me and get this for your valentine (and yourself)!
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 1 Feb. 2026
The first commercial valentines in the U.S. were sold in the 1840s by Esther A. Howland.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valentine
Noun
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Whaffle’s home renovations are a tribute to his grandma, who raised him in a Red Hook, Brooklyn, apartment that was more or less stuck in the 1970s.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Drive Toward a Cure founder Deb Pollack address the audience from the stage of the Greek Theater prior to the tribute concert to Neil Diamond, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s.—
Michael Van Runkle,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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People who collect rare books are book lovers, first and foremost.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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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
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Across social media and news stories, there are countless eulogies that spotlight his humility, integrity and vision.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wingardium leviosa your way to some delicious sweets with this Harry Potter Chocolate Wand .—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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The pyramid retained the same five core food groups from the food wheel, with an additional category for fats and sweets, and its hierarchical design visually emphasized complex carbohydrates as the foundation of a healthy American diet.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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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
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The boyfriend didn't stick, but her love of flying endures.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Broadway's The Rocky Horror Show star Luke Evans and boyfriend Fran Tomas celebrate the show's opening night at an afterparty on April 23 in New York City.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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The pair was accompanied by another friend and Zuklic’s wife, who was decked out in a nun costume to pay her own homage to the film.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Hometown homage For the draft, Bain outfitted his family in brown suits, a nod to his hometown of Brownsville, located about 6 miles north of Miami.—
Rick Stroud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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That means his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, is likely to be gracing the Met Gala event solo.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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The plot centers on Li Weiyang, a man struggling to secure compensation for his girlfriend’s medical treatment after a motorcycle accident leaves her without her front teeth.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Valentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valentine. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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