as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
I'm so glad you're home, hon
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Akl and Hasan Akil (Memory Box) star as childhood sweethearts Yasmina and Nino, who lose sight of one another to reunite in their late 20s, with their relationship developing in step with the tumultuous history of Lebanon.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025 -
The high school sweethearts got married in 2014 and welcomed their son, Stefan, in October of that same year.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Bulls were the early-season darlings of the Group of Five, thanks to back-to-back upsets over Boise State and Florida.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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More Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Packers, who had been the darlings of the national media last summer after coming within minutes of an NFC Championship Game appearance the previous season, lost in the wild-card round of the playoffs to the Philadelphia Eagles last season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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And so, in June of 2024, on her 30th birthday, during a trip to Joshua Tree in Southern California with her best girlfriends in tow, Jordan popped the question.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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A couple of them bring their girlfriends.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Let bisexuals hold hands and talk to their little gay boyfriends on the phone under the covers.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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In this laugh-a-minute romp, Keke Palmer and SZA star as two down-on-their-luck besties and roommates who discover (much too late) that one of their boyfriends squandered their rent money.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Hons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hons. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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