valentines

noun

Definition of valentinesnext
plural of valentine
1
as in tributes

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2
as in lovers

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  1. tributes
  2. lovers
  3. sweets
  4. boyfriends
  5. sweethearts
  6. favorites
  7. darlings
Noun
  • According to the Latin Recording Academy, more than 30 artists took the stage to deliver show-stopping tributes honoring the memories of key figures who made great contributions to Latin music.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • All of the surviving members of One Direction shared their own tributes to Payne the next day, with the band sharing a joint statement as well.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • 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
  • Think luxe portable hand creams that turn an ordinary day into a mini self-care moment or cute succulents for plant lovers who don’t exactly have the greenest thumbs.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • In her cookbook Cucina del Veneto, writer Ursula Ferrigno notes that sweets have an important place in the cuisine of the Veneto, the Northeastern region of Italy that lies between the Dolomites and the Adriatic Sea.
    Ursula Ferrigno, Saveur, 3 Oct. 2024
  • And so that can include treats and desserts and sweets.
    Emily Nadal, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of sweets
Noun
  • Half is catching up on personal life (engagements, babies, boyfriends), the other half is venting about work.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The pair, attempting very bad Mancunian accents, argued for a while before finding common ground on their favorite and least favorite Sex in the City boyfriends.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • The pair were teenage sweethearts and were married for over 50 years.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Estep said her parents were high school sweethearts and had been married for 50 years at death.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • 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
  • The first three of those are perennial Grammy favorites and constant entrants in this field.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of favorites
Noun
  • Day Six of Paris Fashion Week featured the city’s fashion darlings in full glory.
    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, quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of darlings
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