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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"God bless you Dolly Parton my friend, I am not the only one on Earth who will love you for ever and ever."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Grammy winner Macklemore, facing pressure to drop from Ed Sheeran’s tour, says ‘my message is for peace, love for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect and equality.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Having pretended to die in battle to test the loyalty of his sons, he returns home to find them both in love with Aspasia, his fiancée.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
My supermarket fairly regularly discounts a “gourmet blend” of cremini, shiitake and oyster mushrooms, and I love it.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
“It will be so good for them . . . watching things grow. People can learn to love, from flowers. . . .”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
When Instagram launched in 2010, Walsh began posting one of his early loves — only this time, it was morning surf conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Lewis's daughter Hermione said exercise was one of her mother's "true loves" and she had "so many more years to experience this life".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Gen Z loves nothing more than a good selfie, and the iPhone Duo has some game-changing features on that front.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
“For me, he’s like the modern Hitchcock where he can do pretty much everything but he loves genre,” says producer Roy Lee, his frequent collaborator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
It would have to be something bad because everybody loves Boo.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
I loved the music scene in L.A. and that’s what I moved here for more than anything, not for the industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Miklosko made almost 400 appearances for the Hammers from 1990 to 1998 and was much loved by supporters, who regularly sang his name long after he left the club.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Her presence mattered deeply to the people who knew and loved her.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“That was the end of the discussion. Chip then took the idea and blew it up on the bag and launched it without me knowing anything about it. He loved controversy and shocking people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Except for the ones headed for Pain, he loved all the wandering spirits who came through Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
For a satire of human arrogance, this book retains a loving center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In doing so, it saves cats and sets them on a path to a loving home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“He was just an incredible, kind, loving, caring person,” said his wife Olivia Flores Jourdane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"Avocado will never fail you. It's such a loving and lovable fruit. I have fallen in love with this fruit now. I'm planning to plant another three acres — only avocado."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Remember, these other children raised with whatnots will also be kind and gentle and loving.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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