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as in favorites
a person or thing that is preferred over others
for a while that candidate was the darling of the news media and could do no wrong
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as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
anything you say, darling
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Recent Examples of darlings
Day Six of Paris Fashion Week featured the city’s fashion darlings in full glory.
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Stixx Mathews, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
Extremophiles, or microbes that live in the most seemingly hostile environments, are the darlings of astrobiologists, who study the potential for life beyond Earth.
—quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
Stixx Mathews, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
Extremophiles, or microbes that live in the most seemingly hostile environments, are the darlings of astrobiologists, who study the potential for life beyond Earth.
—quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
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Chelsea After those four favorites, Tottenham (+5000) and Aston Villa (+6500) are longshots with all the other teams huge longshots to win the championship starting with Man Utd, Brighton and Newcastle all at +16000, or 160/1 odds.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The first three of those are perennial Grammy favorites and constant entrants in this field.Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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The pair were teenage sweethearts and were married for over 50 years.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jerry and Marcia had been married for over 50 years and were teenage sweethearts.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Revival September 30, 2024 — Design lovers with furry friends will want to check out Revival’s new, washable pet mats.Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
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In return, the Watches of Switzerland Group will gain further insight into and access to that same community of watch lovers.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Darlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/darlings. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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