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
Avoid draining your bank account on your little sweetie with the best baby deals available at the Prime Day sale.
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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
Sure, James’ transformation from arrogant bully to soft-hearted sweetie is whiplash fast, but Maxton Hall knows what its audience wants: #Juby!
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 May 2024
If your sweetie is a savory breakfast fan, try whipping up this pea and potato quiche.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
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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
Sure, James’ transformation from arrogant bully to soft-hearted sweetie is whiplash fast, but Maxton Hall knows what its audience wants: #Juby!
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 7 May 2024
If your sweetie is a savory breakfast fan, try whipping up this pea and potato quiche.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetie
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The book explores a walled city the narrator and his teenage sweetheart imagined.Theara Coleman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Directed and co-written by Jordan Weiss, the movie is about two best friends and college freshmen (Kiernan Shipka and Nico Hiraga) who make a pact to break up with their high school sweethearts over Thanksgiving break, while growing closer to each other at the same time.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Nebraska The Cornhuskers will bring a corn maze of mystery from Lincoln, an early-season Big Ten darling that has cratered in recent weeks.Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Chief among these is Orbán, 61, who has become an unlikely darling to Trump and other Republicans, who have hosted him and courted his political advice.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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At a recent event raising money for the Men Wear Pink campaign and for the Cincinnati Friars Club, another charity dear to Altenau's heart, the ambassadors climbed on stage and sang her a song.Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement The ad did little good for his daughter in a deep-red state that once held the Cheney family dear but is now thoroughly in Trump’s corner.Mead Gruver, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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When the rationing of sugar and sweets ended in September 1953, the average adult’s daily sugar consumption in the UK nearly doubled almost immediately, from about 40 grams to 80 grams.Sam Tupper, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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The festival’s first day is dedicated to crows, with offerings of grain, seeds and sweets scattered on rooftops and streets.Peter Guo, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Sweetie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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