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as in valuable
commanding a large price
caviar has always been among the dearest of foods
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as in beloved
granted special treatment or attention
spared no expense when caring for and feeding her dear little dog
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as in adorable
having qualities that tend to make one loved
a dear friend that I would do anything for
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as in darling
a person with whom one is in love
I love you, dear
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Recent Examples of dear
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington — and Washingtonians — just holding on for dear life.
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Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2024
Somehow the ethereal little dears were inapprehensible without words.
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Tom Wolfe,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
My dear friend is no doubt about to blow our collective mind with Digger.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington — and Washingtonians — just holding on for dear life.
—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Noun
At a recent event raising money for the Men Wear Pink campaign and for the Cincinnati Friars Club, another charity dear to Altenau's heart, the ambassadors climbed on stage and sang her a song.
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Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2024
Somehow the ethereal little dears were inapprehensible without words.
—
Tom Wolfe,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dear
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Those types of players are still enormously valuable because many of their skills are always valuable.
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Fifty years later the beloved landmark was empty and ripe for reimagining.
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Most residents in town know it as The Little Red Schoolhouse, a beloved landmark that serves as a special beacon of history.
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Or keep your blowout intact when doing your makeup or washing your face thanks to these adorable terry cloth headbands.
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In that episode, lone wolf Gibbs got a new special friend, an adorable dog.
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Collins and Arenas are five-star talents, and while Collins’ stock is higher at the moment, Arenas easily could return to draft darling status with a strong start to the season.
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That includes Brazil and World Cup darling Scotland earlier in the week, putting the Tartan Army’s threats of ‘No Scotland, No Party’ under legitimate scrutiny.
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But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
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Along with the cooling centers, pools and splash pads will also be available, and well-being checks for friends and loved ones are available through 311.
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When a fatal traffic collision happens in Tarrant County, families don’t just lose a loved one.
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Even sweeter, Home Chef and Gordon Ramsay have collaborated to bring restaurant-quality, five-star meals to home kitchens through Home Chef's meal kit service.
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This crowd pleaser, invented by bartender Sam Ross in 2008, gets its charm from two different bittersweet Italian liqueurs, even though the resulting cocktail is neither particularly bitter nor sweet.
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The book follows the relationship between Canadian sweetheart Shane Hollander and Russian bad boy Ilya Rosanov.
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One early triumph was an award-winning 1998 Moesha episode in which the titular teen, played by America’s R&B sweetheart Brandy, is prescribed birth control.
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“Dear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dear. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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