as in sweetheart
a person with whom one is in love
brought flowers home to his sweetie
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Recent Examples of sweetie
Meet Kelso, a big ol' poodle Kelso is the sweetest little sweetie.
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Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Our sweetie in the sixth spot is Flagstaff, Arizona.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Avoid draining your bank account on your little sweetie with the best baby deals available at the Prime Day sale.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 16 July 2024
Bonding over their love for Essendon Football Club and Taylor Swift at the altar, these sweeties honestly pulled at our heartstrings with their authenticity.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2024
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Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Our sweetie in the sixth spot is Flagstaff, Arizona.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Avoid draining your bank account on your little sweetie with the best baby deals available at the Prime Day sale.
—Meredith Woerner, Variety, 16 July 2024
Bonding over their love for Essendon Football Club and Taylor Swift at the altar, these sweeties honestly pulled at our heartstrings with their authenticity.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetie
Noun
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Well, an Oklahoma shelter is going the extra mile on this year’s sweetheart holiday.—
TJ Macias,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2025
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In 1979, Jackson married his high school sweetheart, Denise Jackson (yep, same last name).—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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That leaves the newbie, the legends, and the Academy darling.—
Jason Lamphier,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Find guidance, here, courtesy of this Copenhagen fashion week darling.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Of course, Joe and I discussed the difference and the relationship between noise and music, which was a theme dear to the futurists.—
Billboard Italy,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2025
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Somehow the ethereal little dears were inapprehensible without words.—
Tom Wolfe,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Scientists have also discovered that the cells in the tongue that sense sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami tastes are spaced out across the tongue; some people are genetically more predisposed to liking sweets than others; and children tend to prefer the taste of sour candies more than adults do.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Stop at Rhinelander Bakery, its display cases filled with a mind-boggling array of fresh sweets.—
John Meyer,
The Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Sweetie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetie. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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