loved one
noun
: a person one loves and especially a member of one's family
Many of her friends and loved ones visited her in the hospital.
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The Brooklinen Presidents’ Day sale is a great excuse to pick up something extra warm for yourself (or as a romantic gesture for your perpetually freezing loved one) ahead of what’s sure to be a busy long weekend.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
Anyone who has lost a friend or loved one to the veteran suicide epidemic should be in favor of the Veterans’ ACCESS Act for this reason alone, if nothing else.
—Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Tell your friend or loved one to order their own.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The first row inside the Hendrick's County Courthouse was lined with Trooper Aaron Smith's loved one, while over 50 officers stood crowding along the walls.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026
Friends and family of the 43-year-old man who was fatally shot by a Department of Homeland Security agent in Northridge on New Year's Eve gathered on Sunday to demand accountability and hold a candlelight vigil for their lost loved one.
—Laurie Perez, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Here are the stories of some of the families whose lives were shattered by the detention of a husband, father, loved one.
—Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
But a Tennessee pastor, herself the surviving victim of a murdered loved one whose perpetrator was executed, said the death penalty does little to bring closure to families.
—Tacuma Roeback, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026
Anyone who has lost a friend or loved one to the veteran suicide epidemic should be in favor of the Veterans’ ACCESS Act for this reason alone, if nothing else.
—Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Tell your friend or loved one to order their own.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The first row inside the Hendrick's County Courthouse was lined with Trooper Aaron Smith's loved one, while over 50 officers stood crowding along the walls.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 16 Jan. 2026
Friends and family of the 43-year-old man who was fatally shot by a Department of Homeland Security agent in Northridge on New Year's Eve gathered on Sunday to demand accountability and hold a candlelight vigil for their lost loved one.
—Laurie Perez, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Here are the stories of some of the families whose lives were shattered by the detention of a husband, father, loved one.
—Carol Guzy, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
But a Tennessee pastor, herself the surviving victim of a murdered loved one whose perpetrator was executed, said the death penalty does little to bring closure to families.
—Tacuma Roeback, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Loved one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loved%20one. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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