as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
brought flowers home to his sweetie
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Recent Examples of sweeties
May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweeties
Noun
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Though Metayer Bowen and her husband had only been married for a few years, they were described by friends as high school sweethearts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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William also revealed during the couple’s first full royal engagement by video call in 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, that the holiday typically involves plenty of sweets in their household.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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After the service at Kheimeh Molaghat, over coffee and sweets in the church fellowship hall, Bahraman recounted how armed Iranian forces raided the home of his parents about 15 years ago, because their family had converted to Christianity.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Sweeties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweeties. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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