relishes 1 of 2

noun

Definition of relishesnext
plural of relish
as in likes
positive regard for something she has great relish for early morning walks, which she takes nearly every day

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relishes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of relish
as in enjoys
to take pleasure in visit again real soon, for I relish your company

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  1. likes
  2. enjoys
  3. appetites
Noun
  • The brands featured include the likes of Paula’s Choice, La Mer, Augustinus Bader, and Byredo.
    Denise Primbet, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Cowboy Carter’s fate feels a bit fuzzy only because Bey, who has been nominated in this category four times before, faces such strong competition from the likes of Carpenter, Swift, Eilish, Roan and Grande.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of likes
Verb
  • Joe still enjoys this organic marketing today.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • However, the company enjoys a very strong position in its key asset servicing business as customer retention tends to be very high.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of enjoys
Noun
  • And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • This local growth has only whetted appetites for international expansion – which brings us back to a certain guest of honor with a shrewd view of that particular concern.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
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