valentines

Definition of valentinesnext
plural of valentine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valentines
Noun
  • Millar has a close relationship with her sister Millar shares a close bond with her sister, who often posts sweet tributes on social media.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Friends and loved ones shared tributes on social media, describing the loss as devastating.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That’s probably why class-crossed lovers make such fertile ground for fiction—look at Heathcliff and Cathy, or poor Scudder and Maurice.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Admittedly, this is not the first time Martin has seen two generations of Rent lovers living under one roof.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Among the thousands who attended the service Friday were former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, all of whom delivered eulogies.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Lawmakers from across the South, including members of Congress, would give eulogies in his honor.
    Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There, fortune cookies were eventually mass-produced by Benkyodo, a now-defunct sweets manufacturer.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Nazi parades set to electronic hype music; paeans to Third Reich governance.
    Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Nguyen worries, however, that our urge to quantify the value of our lives and achievements is soul-sucking, and his worries are less fun to read about than his paeans to play.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Heated Rivalry breakouts Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have parlayed their overnight fame into voiceover work for the audio erotica app Quinn, also home to dirty talk from internet boyfriends like Christopher Briney and Andrew Scott.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Her famous boyfriends have included NBA stars Devin Booker and Ben Simmons, as well as rapper Bad Bunny.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Responding officers receive commendations Also important to note is an investment by the Old Westbury Police paid off.
    Carolyn Gusoff April 6, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Gallrein received several commendations while serving, including four Bronze Star Medals and two Presidential Unit Citations.
    Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Thompson said Carolina has always been the first one to welcome new families to town and does so much for the wives and girlfriends.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Christopher Masterson, the only married sibling on the series, is also married in real life, as are Frankie Muniz and Justin Berfield, whose on-screen girlfriends never made it past a few episodes.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Valentines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valentines. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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