endearment
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They teased me and called me Dogface, a term of endearment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Aidar had called the capybara “princess” in a way that sounded like a term of endearment for all female capybaras, so I asked for the capybara’s formal name.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
“Oma’s house is still there,” she said, using a term of endearment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Their chemistry and understanding of Cuban culture hits different when they pronounce “Paramount+” like a Cuban uncle and it's always from a place of endearment instead of ridicule.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
I’m told that he had many terms of endearment for me, but Main Man is the one I remember.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
The word “Paul” became my substitute for endearments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Ah, Valentine’s Day … A day for cardiac-themed tokens, embossed endearments and sugary sweet love — or, in other words, conversation hearts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
She called Jenkins by endearments and seemed eager to get to know him.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2022
We don’t exchange heart-shaped boxes of chocolates or glossy cards with manufactured endearments inside, and we don’t go around kissing in public or saying “I love you” twenty times a day.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 23, 2018
She would imagine the air in Herat crackling with merriness, and high- spirited, bright-eyed people showering each other with endearments and goodwill.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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