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beloveds

noun

plural of beloved

as in darlings

a person with whom one is in love searching for some incredibly romantic spot in which to ask his beloved to marry him

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Recent Examples of beloveds Miller also strategically employs the Pietà in his Confederate Women’s Monument, turning to Michelangelo’s later Depositional group from the Pietà Bandini, in which the dead Christ is not draped on Mary’s lap and knees but undulates across the bodies of his earthbound beloveds. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 Both helped design custom engagement rings for their beloveds. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026 Humans have long dreamed of constructing beloveds—if only to imagine them as immortal and thus impossible to lose. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026 For anyone who’s not already popping the popcorn, the film also stars Tracy Pollan, Steve Schirripa, Caroline Aaron, Patti Murin and Bills beloveds like Jim Kelly, Dion Dawkins and Steve Tasker. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025

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If that does happen, and UNLV goes from G6 Playoff darlings to 0-2, some uncomfortable conversations will start to spring up about head coach Dan Mullen's future in Vegas.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The company adds some 30 to 60 movies to its catalog annually, most of them lost gems of world cinema, festival-circuit darlings, or old Hollywood hits.

— Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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Milwaukee Public Library research and policy coordinator Joey McMahon added the library has been a staple for Milwaukee artists and music lovers for a long time.

— Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Nature lovers enjoy strolling along the community’s scenic walking paths, maintained by the Trail Friends Group.

— Erickson Senior Living, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

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Showcasing both her perspectives as a former player and current WAG (wives-and-girlfriends of athletes), Broomfield has an online fanbase of roughly 175,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Across America, rogue cops have used Flock data to stalk ex-wives and girlfriends, held families at gunpoint after faulty readings, and kept one woman in jail for 13 days before admitting that the cameras had led them astray.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

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