1
as in sweetheart
a person with whom one is in love
He usually gives his honey a dozen red roses on Valentine's Day.
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2
as in beauty
something very good of its kind
This morning, one of my employees had one honey of an excuse for being late for work.
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3
as in queen
an attractive woman
She's a honey, all right.
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as in to massage
to praise too much
she knew that the hairstylist was honeying her for a reason—the expectation of a generous tip
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Recent Examples of honey
Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and do what we Southerners do best: catch flies with honey.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.
—Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The Soft-Luxury Strategy In spring 2025, the debut As Ever collection—spreads, teas, honey, and baking mixes—sold out in under 24 hours.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Take a deep breath, center yourself, and do what we Southerners do best: catch flies with honey.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
Those harmonies — simultaneously honeyed and gravelly, providing just enough support without overshadowing, yet so powerful and full of potential — echoes Whitten.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Enjoy flavored nuts, such as those that are candied, glazed, or honied, in moderation.
—Selene Yeager, Health, 24 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for honey
Noun
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Similarly, Bongiovi’s parents, iconic rocker Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea Hurley, were high school sweethearts who married young.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Aug. 2025
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The winter trees that circle the small lake are bare, but what about the pigeons swelling themselves up for courting, chasing their sweethearts across the grass?—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Kardashians, in particular, are known for their relentless obsession with beauty and youth.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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No matter how much fans may complain about the lack of physicality in today's game compared to two or three decades ago, those rule changes were necessary to restore the beauty of the NBA game.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2017
Verb
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This whole thing seems staged, planned, finagled, massaged, bamboozled, lollygagged, and all sorts of other long, silly-sounding words that may not necessarily apply to this situation.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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The market has grown quicker to discount anything that feels massaged or withheld.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The brand’s latest Color Series Mason jar collection nods to classic designs of the past, with darling details that bring nostalgic charm to any space whether they’re used in the kitchen for food storage or around the house as decor.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Milwaukee has arguably moved ahead of Tampa Bay and Cleveland as baseball’s small-market darling.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If a pop goddess who pours on the red lipstick and shows twice as much leg as any 5-foot woman could possibly have still can’t keep her man turned on, how much better should her less glam audience feel if it’s happened to them?—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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It’s played the role of culprit, imprisoning a beloved goddess; an emblem of lovers and the underworld; a vessel for divine mystery; and a cure.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Before the Bucs' preseason finale, head coach Todd Bowles praised Sanders for his effort on special teams and his overall aggressiveness.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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In a news conference on Aug. 29, Minneapolis leaders praised the schoolchildren and staff at Annunciation that day for their actions as shots rang out.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yes, sweetie, the nail magicians at Chillhouse have delivered a dreamy gua sha tool that's just as satisfying for your muscles as their tips are for your fingers.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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The actor posted sweetie pictures of his three fictional children, leaving out, well, his wife, played by Parker Posey.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Honey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honey. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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