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cherishes

VERB

care about deeply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore appreciate care for cling to cultivate defend embrace encourage enshrine entertain harbor hold dear honor love preserve revere safeguard treasure worship

STRONG

apprize clasp coddle comfort cosset fancy fondle foster guard hug idolize like nourish nurse nurture pet prize reverence shelter shield support sustain value venerate

WEAK

cleave to dote on hold in high esteem

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abhor condemn despise destroy detest dishonor dislike disparage disregard disrespect hate hurt ignore neglect reject scorn

STRONG

deprive let go release starve turn away

WEAK

abandon denounce forsake not care renounce

Example Sentences

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The singer unknowingly provided the soundtrack for that "first drive home that every parent cherishes".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Aleys cherishes the tiny, exquisite psalter her mother inherited from an abbess aunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

It is a relationship he prizes and cherishes.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

In an era that cherishes rags-to-success tales of talent and grit, Cheney’s humble and rocky start goes surprisingly unremarked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

My mom has a few that my grandparents gave her, and she cherishes them.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh