loved one
noun
: a person one loves and especially a member of one's family
Many of her friends and loved ones visited her in the hospital.
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Lyles has missed at least twice as many meetings as any council member besides Renee Perkins Johnson, who missed a string of meetings beginning in March to take care of a sick loved one.
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Nick Sullivan
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Ignoring her stricken mother’s advice, Lucila decides to go back to Mexico City to mourn with her grandparents (Luisa Huertas and Guillermo Ríos) and other relatives, sneaking the deceased loved one’s ashes into her backpack.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
One hundred days is an agonizingly long time for a family to go without answers about their missing loved one.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Uplift a friend or loved one’s spirits as the moon and Mercury harmonize.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Franciscan Health is debuting a free speaker series to assist with the challenges associated with caring for an aging parent, spouse or loved one.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
That said, getting one’s thoughts out isn’t always something a friend or loved one can handle at the moment.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
There were so many people in her sphere who’d supported a friend or loved one through illness.
—Nina Zipkin, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
After all, no one knows a killer better than the women who once loved one.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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Nick Sullivan
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Ignoring her stricken mother’s advice, Lucila decides to go back to Mexico City to mourn with her grandparents (Luisa Huertas and Guillermo Ríos) and other relatives, sneaking the deceased loved one’s ashes into her backpack.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
One hundred days is an agonizingly long time for a family to go without answers about their missing loved one.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Uplift a friend or loved one’s spirits as the moon and Mercury harmonize.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Franciscan Health is debuting a free speaker series to assist with the challenges associated with caring for an aging parent, spouse or loved one.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
That said, getting one’s thoughts out isn’t always something a friend or loved one can handle at the moment.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
There were so many people in her sphere who’d supported a friend or loved one through illness.
—Nina Zipkin, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
After all, no one knows a killer better than the women who once loved one.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Loved one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loved%20one. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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