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present participle of cherish.

cherishing

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nursing adj.
retaining adj.
conservation n.
love n.
regard n.

ADJECTIVE

nursing

Synonyms

STRONG

attending fostering tending

WEAK

caring for watching over

ADJECTIVE

retaining

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accommodating arresting commemorating confining embracing employing engaging having hiring holding keeping owning possessing preserving remembering reserving restraining saving securing seizing suppressing sustaining taking treasuring withholding working

WEAK

holding back

NOUN

conservation

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care conservancy control maintenance management protection supervision

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attention custody economy governing guardianship keeping safekeeping salvation saving stewardship storage supervising sustentation upkeep

WEAK

conserving directing guarding managing preserval preserving protecting safeguarding

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ignorance neglect

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negligence

WEAK

destruction spending squandering waste

NOUN

love

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affection appreciation devotion emotion fondness friendship infatuation lust passion respect tenderness yearning

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adulation allegiance amity amorousness amour ardor attachment case crush delight devotedness enchantment enjoyment fervor fidelity flame hankering idolatry inclination involvement like partiality piety rapture regard relish sentiment weakness worship zeal

WEAK

ardency mad for soft spot

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animosity dislike enmity hate hatred ill will indifference neglect

STRONG

apathy coolness disloyalty misery sorrow treachery unhappiness

NOUN

regard

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appreciation approval attachment consideration deference devotion respect reverence sympathy

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account approbation care concern curiosity esteem estimation favor fondness homage honor interest interestedness liking love note opinion prizing reputation repute satisfaction store thought value valuing veneration worship

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disdain dishonor dislike disregard disrespect hatred ignorance indifference neglect negligence opposition

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disadvantage disinterest hate ill repute need

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cherishing

Accepting that reality is helpful, as is cherishing what good moments they have.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

“His was a life lived with passion, a life that exemplified the beauty of pursuing one’s dreams and the importance of cherishing every moment,” the family said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025

What keeps the story sweet is the chemistry between Cannavale and Fitzgerald, who build a bond worth cherishing.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

Few Maidstone United players are cherishing the non-league club's FA Cup run more than Sam Bone.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024

The tortoise fixed his gaze upon it, cherishing the only relief in that brilliant landscape.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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