valentines

noun

plural of valentine
1
as in tributes

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as in lovers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valentines
  1. tributes
  2. lovers
  3. eulogies
  4. sweets
  5. paeans
  6. boyfriends
  7. commendations
  8. girlfriends
Noun
  • Though Spielberg has received virtually every major honor in filmmaking, from Academy Awards to industry tributes, recognition from MoMA holds particular significance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • No team failed to make a public statement commemorating Veterans Day on its social media on Wednesday, with most tributes coming on their various X accounts while the Detroit Lions put their tribute on Instagram.
    — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • Insider tip Lavender lovers, don’t sleep on the in-room bubble bath.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Louis Vuitton lovers looking for something outside that classic monogram are in luck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • These pressures are creating a new slate of indie filmmakers who aren’t posting eulogies to Hollywood on Threads or waiting for the good old days to return.
    — Chaseedaw Giles, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Not eulogies that end at the graveside, but lives that carry the work forward.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of eulogies
Noun
  • Other traditions include setting off firecrackers and exchanging sweets and gifts with friends and family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Diwali, the festival of lights is celebrated by Hindus across the country by shopping for lanterns, new clothes, sweets and snacks ahead of the festival.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of sweets
Noun
  • His celebratory words marking its 250th anniversary included not only the traditional paeans to the Founders but also a dose of personal grievance, plus soaring praise for his own achievements.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Alas, all those paeans to freedom have played out better in song than in real life.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of paeans
Noun
  • And, if so, what will happen to all those chatbot boyfriends?
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • People’s responses were also colored by everyone suddenly having lawyers and managers and agents, wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • Everyone applauded politely when Joontos collected its Bib Gourmand, and when Aseeb and Myazu received commendations.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of commendations
Noun
  • But the day after Mother’s Day in 2017—which Jen memorialized by sending a group text to myself and the core girlfriends with a snapshot of her two toddlers on a big rock in Puerto Rico—Jen’s private plane fell out of the sky.
    — Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Here’s what 11 of his ex-girlfriends and former Playboy Playmates have had to say about the experience — both good and bad.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of girlfriends
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