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as in darlings
a person with whom one is in love
I married my high-school sweetheart as soon as we both finished college
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as in beauties
something very good of its kind
a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart
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Recent Examples of sweethearts
Though Metayer Bowen and her husband had only been married for a few years, they were described by friends as high school sweethearts.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Another set of high school sweethearts, Kris and Jessica Bryant wed in their native Las Vegas in January 2017.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
High school sweethearts John and Maria Ruiz fell in love with each other – and basketball.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Down on the lower levels, cowboys and their sweethearts were up and out of their seats, like a late-night set at the Firehouse.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
The high school sweethearts moved to Cape Cod full time about 18 years ago after Jerry Boucher retired from Connecticut Natural Gas.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The couple are middle school sweethearts, having met in their home state of North Carolina.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
However, there are several couples from earlier seasons who have gone the distance, including America’s sweethearts from season 1, Lauren and Cameron.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
The couple, high school sweethearts with six kids and 20 grandchildren, sought to diversify their business ventures with the purchase, Mark Jones told the Examiner.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Another set of high school sweethearts, Kris and Jessica Bryant wed in their native Las Vegas in January 2017.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
High school sweethearts John and Maria Ruiz fell in love with each other – and basketball.
—Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Down on the lower levels, cowboys and their sweethearts were up and out of their seats, like a late-night set at the Firehouse.
—Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
The high school sweethearts moved to Cape Cod full time about 18 years ago after Jerry Boucher retired from Connecticut Natural Gas.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026
The couple are middle school sweethearts, having met in their home state of North Carolina.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
However, there are several couples from earlier seasons who have gone the distance, including America’s sweethearts from season 1, Lauren and Cameron.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
The couple, high school sweethearts with six kids and 20 grandchildren, sought to diversify their business ventures with the purchase, Mark Jones told the Examiner.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweethearts
Noun
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Those making more bookish and insular styles of the genre, like the Magnetic Fields and Belle and Sebastian, weren’t being worshipped as critical darlings; in some cases their records hadn’t made it to America yet.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, avant-garde heavy rockers Deftones became unexpected TikTok darlings and arena stars.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These days, Aybar tends to the tropical beauties, mostly Phalaenopsis and lady slippers, in a 500-square-foot greenhouse at his Dallas home.—
Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Turns out, these gold beauties don’t follow that rule.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The dreams that Rice and Jaquez had about bringing an NCAA championship to a program that hadn’t won one required the right pieces, and Betts was the missing ingredient.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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General Daily Insight for April 06, 2026 Last night’s dreams may greatly affect the day ahead.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This sparks all kinds of adverse reaction, mainly from McCarthy’s snotty pals and girlfriends, a tribe so fiercely materialistic and shallow as to make current Less Than Zero-types seem well rounded by comparison.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sheila started to see a lot more girlfriends and wives and get really close with them.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Uncompromising lovers of luxury.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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While the storm is looming, there are new glimmers of possibility—friends can become lovers, strangers can become friends on the subway, the supermarket aisles are charged with meaning.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All the girls are now wearing little black shades and flipping their hair about maniacally with a pen in their mouth, while their boyfriends are in backwards Kangol flat-caps and riding bicycles.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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It's become a buzzword lobbed at bad bosses and ex-boyfriends, and leaders across the political spectrum.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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