as in fan
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports
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Recent Examples of lover
The comedian also stars in the Apple TV+ series as movie lover Matt Remick, the head of a fictional Hollywood movie studio under immense pressure.
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Jenkins was a skilled performer, a knowledgeable salesperson and a music lover.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
What the audience will get to do is decide the ending of the opera — a comedy about mistaken identity, suspicious lovers and infidelity.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
History records that in the summer of 1920, the pair met up twice for two lovers’ trysts, once in Vienna and once in border-town Gmünd, but it is not known what occurred during these trysts.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Jenkins was a skilled performer, a knowledgeable salesperson and a music lover.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
What the audience will get to do is decide the ending of the opera — a comedy about mistaken identity, suspicious lovers and infidelity.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
History records that in the summer of 1920, the pair met up twice for two lovers’ trysts, once in Vienna and once in border-town Gmünd, but it is not known what occurred during these trysts.
—Christine Estima
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lover
Noun
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The World Athletics website has live results and a full schedule for fans to keep up with.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is part of a business model that has worked for TCU’s regular-season record, but increasingly frustrates fans who want to see a decent matchup in September.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After 2024 treatments, the state saw the impact mostly on carp and sucker fish, spokesperson Sydney Kennedy told the Statesman.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Train yourself to look for growth that should be removed, such as tomato suckers and low-growing tomato branches, excess dahlia foliage, and tangled thyme.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whiskey enthusiasts now treat cask finishes as a sign of experimentation and premiumization, and brands know it.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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While fashion enthusiasts turned their eyes towards stunning designs, beauty lovers were focused on what was coming down the runway and the NYC streets.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Filmmakers, actors, and film fanatics alike are already feeling the weight and impact of his absence.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fans can sign up to be seat fillers Good news, TV fanatics!—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Lover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lover. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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