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darling
noun as in sweetheart, favorite person
Strong matches
angel, baby, beloved, boyfriend, dear, dearest, dearie, flame, friend, girlfriend, love, lover, pet, sugar, sweetie, treasure, truelove
Weak matches
apple of one's eye, dear one, fair-haired boy, heart's desire, honeybunch, light of my life, one and only, precious
Example Sentences
In her golden years, White appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, hosted “Saturday Night Live” and became a social media darling with a new audience of young fans.
Rep. Adam B. Schiff is a darling of the Democrats, a fighter and political veteran accustomed to the limelight on Sunday talk shows and on the House floor.
The Tartan Army will bid it good riddance while, at the same time, heralding the arrival of a new darling.
They were so revered — they were critic’s darlings, for the most part.
Power formed Cast after leaving indie darlings The La's in 1991 and the band went on to have several top ten hits, including Sandstorm, Walkaway, Guiding Star and Beat Mama.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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