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as in beauties
a lovely woman
she's a honey, all right
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as in dreams
something very good of its kind
this morning one of my employees had a real honey of an excuse for being late for work
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as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
he usually gives his honey a dozen red roses on Valentine's Day
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as in massages
to praise too much
she knew that the hairstylist was honeying her for a reason—the expectation of a generous tip
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Recent Examples of honeys
Joe Klein,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
Wildflower or clover honeys work well here.
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Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Breakfast is a huge spread of mueslis, cured meats, cheeses, South Tyrol fruit, cakes, bread, and even multiple local honeys.
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Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Some raw honeys contain prebiotics, which can help improve gut health and energize you.
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Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
20 Dec. 2025
For the most nuanced flavor, use floral honeys like orange blossom.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
The Honey Duo Gift Set ($62) contains Wildflower and Orange Blossom honeys sourced entirely from California apiaries, while Sage Honey with Honeycomb ($32) offers a raw, textured alternative tied to the herbs grown in Markle’s own garden.
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Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Kirk had a go-to order, the Mint Majesty Tea with two honeys, and the drink has been popularized as a way to memorialize the popular conservative activist.
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Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Many of them had just come home from the war and were reunited with honeys who had been waiting, hoping, delaying.
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Joe Klein,
Washington Post,
11 June 2026
Wildflower or clover honeys work well here.
—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Breakfast is a huge spread of mueslis, cured meats, cheeses, South Tyrol fruit, cakes, bread, and even multiple local honeys.
—
Grainne McBride,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Some raw honeys contain prebiotics, which can help improve gut health and energize you.
—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
20 Dec. 2025
For the most nuanced flavor, use floral honeys like orange blossom.
—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
5 Dec. 2025
The Honey Duo Gift Set ($62) contains Wildflower and Orange Blossom honeys sourced entirely from California apiaries, while Sage Honey with Honeycomb ($32) offers a raw, textured alternative tied to the herbs grown in Markle’s own garden.
—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Kirk had a go-to order, the Mint Majesty Tea with two honeys, and the drink has been popularized as a way to memorialize the popular conservative activist.
—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 Sep. 2025
Autumn Perkins, who lives in Middletown, Ohio, visited a Starbucks location inside Kroger and run by Kroger to order the mint majesty with two honeys.
—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for honeys
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These low-maintenance garden beauties require less pruning, deadheading, and pest management to keep them looking good.
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Shopping market editor Kate McGregor’s new favorite sheets, these scalloped percale beauties from Rebecca Udall, are 50% off right now.
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Romelu Lukaku scored the fourth goal just at the end of stoppage time, and ending the USMNT’s dreams.
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
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Harry and Katie are childhood sweethearts Harry and Katie have known each other since childhood.
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Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts.
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The center also has hydrotherapy chairs where athletes can lie as a jet of water, similar but much stronger than the jets in a jacuzzi, massages them.
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In a viral video shared on Instagram last Sunday under the username @whiskeytoller, the gray kitty can be seen hanging around his brother, Oakley, as his mom massages the injured area, doing his best to show his love and support.
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The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.
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Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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Use firm peaches to prevent the custard from becoming too watery.
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From bunches of basil to baskets of juicy peaches, here are recipes that make fresh local produce shine.
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Knicks celebrate Fresh-off-the-title darlings Deuce McBride and Tyler Kolek swap confetti for ocean breezes at Montauk’s hot spot Bounce Beach.
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Outside of the hospital, Emmy darlings Julianne Nicholson and Allison Janney should score nominations for their work on Paradise and The Diplomat, respectively.
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Chef Rodrigo Rivera-Río praises Cometa for its contemporary Mexican cuisine that honors traditional roots, recommending the lechón al ataúd.
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Under this light, Penelope emerges as exemplary, cunning, wounded, and trapped by the male order that praises her.
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