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’d love to know your thoughts on peptides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
And now Rein Me In, the melodic love song by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, has officially broken the longest standing record in British music history.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
And then I would love to go get coffee at Boy and the Bear in Redondo Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The book focused on Keaton’s newfound love of the photo-sharing site and how it helped to inspire her creativity when it came to the interior design of the dwelling.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
The one who claims to love me did not want to see me succeed.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Whether one loves them or loathes them, the ubiquitous Big Mac burger is pretty much identical the whole world over.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
You’re a guy who loves Sepultura,’” Ian told him, invoking a musical link for the composer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the book, Kip loves the English and the West — so much so that he sings their songs and wears their clothes.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Everyone loves it when journalists talk about themselves!
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Eloise loves Neil Diamond,” she had explained to Michael the first time she’d given him a ride.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The artist is vocally trained but says she has always loved rap, which is how she got into it.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He’s played one-dimensional parts in the past, but the cost of being away from his loved ones is too high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The shares have started to generate some interest from investors over the past several trading sessions in favor of the previously loved semiconductor stocks that have tumbled of late.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
He loved to collaborate but didn’t like the experience of recording.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Kathy loved writing, and she wrote poetry all the time.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Coleman's younger brother Tony Nye remembers him as "loving, caring, kind, friendly, funny... an amazing singer, an amazing cook".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
But the wholesale pathologizing of imperfect, yet loving, parents has created an epidemic of unnecessary cutoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The final product in “Remake” is a combination of the two styles, with the loving squabble between a father and his son left in the middle.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Music itself brings people together, but Carnival certainly brings them together for more reasons than one and it's not about animosity, it brings them together in a loving way, harmonious way."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Could their future be united, but this time in a good way, joined not by bondage but by loving hearts and shared Mvskoke values?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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