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Recent Examples of valentine
The 19th century also helped establish valentines from secret admirers — and saw Valentine's Day haters emerge.
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Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
The latter, a violent Jackie Chan ripoff, is the one Universal chose to release in theaters in the U.S., but the fourth go-round with the delightful romantic comedy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the one Universal should have given as a valentine to U.S. exhibition.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
If roses aren’t a good fit for your valentine, other types of flowers are just as meaningful.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Sip a themed cocktail with your valentine or galentine at Billy Sunday's Moulin Rouge pop-up.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
The latter, a violent Jackie Chan ripoff, is the one Universal chose to release in theaters in the U.S., but the fourth go-round with the delightful romantic comedy Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the one Universal should have given as a valentine to U.S. exhibition.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
If roses aren’t a good fit for your valentine, other types of flowers are just as meaningful.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
Sip a themed cocktail with your valentine or galentine at Billy Sunday's Moulin Rouge pop-up.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valentine
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Walking arm in arm with Donatella Versace as the brand’s sole guest, Chance paid tribute to a lineage of Black artistry that transcends genre, generation, and geography.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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Since his mom's death, West has paid tribute to her in various ways and named two albums after her: 2021's Donda and 2022's Donda 2.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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About 75 members of the group will perform in the coming week at three churches in Broward County before taking a summer break and then inviting fellow music lovers to audition in August.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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The biopic is based on the life of Lucia Joyce, the talented but troubled daughter of James Joyce, who was briefly the lover of Samuel Beckett.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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Barring a truly miraculous comeback, there’s going to be plenty of time to get into the full eulogy of this team — of this core group — next week when this series is over.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Mourners would walk alongside the body and celebrate the departed's life with odes, art, eulogies, and tears.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Have Breakfast at a Market Start your day with a selection of sweets from Patisserie Bennis, a family-run bakery in the Habous neighborhood where locals buy sweet and savory treats by the kilo.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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However, loading them up with lots of sweets might not be your idea of a happy holiday.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Secret Life of a Cemetery is a paean to the renowned Parisian cemetery, Père Lachaise.—
Heller McAlpin,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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Nigel Slater’s paean to the likes of St. John and the River Café, places that still hold sway today.—
Amiel Stanek,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Read, 45, is accused of hitting her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her Lexus SUV and leaving him for dead outside the home of a fellow cop in January 2022.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Investigators, however, ultimately alleged that Read struck her Boston cop boyfriend with the back of her Lexus SUV and fled the scene, leaving him to die in the cold, on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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His collection, whether intentional or not, was a visual homage to ancestral African and Caribbean aesthetics, with natural materials and folkloric references woven into his designs.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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This is a cheeky slasher homage and genre fans will lap it up.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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The cocky Ukrainian is constantly boasting of his conquests with women, which intrigues Enzo, who has a girlfriend of his own.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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On Wednesday, May 14, the Big Time Rush member, 34, announced that he and his girlfriend Caitlin Spears are engaged.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Valentine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valentine. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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