love
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What are other ways to say love?
Love may apply to various kinds of regard: the charity of the Creator, reverent adoration toward God or toward a person, the relation of parent and child, the regard of friends for each other, or romantic feelings for another person, etc. Affection is a fondness for others that is enduring and tender, but calm. Devotion is an intense love and steadfast, enduring loyalty to a person; it may also imply consecration to a cause.
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"I love this job but I am always ready to call it quits if need be."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It’s a lovely idea, and you’re not the only people who marry for companionship — and financial and tax reasons — over romantic love.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her friend Jessica Fessler described Shields as an adventurous spirit who was in love with nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
But she’s also the kind of television personality who is comfortable before the camera without being in love with it, or giving the impression that media success is her raison d’être.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I’ve never met your parents, but I think I love them,” I reply with a smirk.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Sarah says she endures the long travel time as she loves running her shop.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Now, however she has seen the region she loves reduced to ashes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
In demonstrating what she herself loves about the Great Books, Ms. Kanakia helps readers viscerally inhabit that love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He loves a huge suburban home outside a major city, but I would rather have something small, on a huge piece of land in a more rural area.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Yeah, Jonesy and I are laughing. She probably just told some dumb joke. She loves dad jokes. And we have Diet Dr Peppers. They always have those stocked.”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
In the letter, Chey acknowledged he loved another woman and had a child with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
When we’re introduced to you and your father in the documentary, we see the way he loved you and photographed you as a child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Our hearts are with Kaylee's family, friends, classmates, and everyone who knew and loved her during this incredibly difficult time," said a statement posted on Instagram, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Our hearts are with Kaylee's family, friends, classmates, and everyone who knew and loved her during this incredibly difficult time," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Somehow he had taught Marlene to kneel down and to lift her trunk at his command, and the children loved this.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
“I love the world when I’m writing and my books are like acts of love, partly because I really struggle. I’m not walking around loving my fellow man easily.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants, she grew up on Long Island loving math, and always anticipated a career in academia or as a scientist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
If I was mortified just to breathe, how could I even think about loving another man?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The royal family has always been sport loving but football has never been their thing.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Did loving dragons have something to do with being able to see them?
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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