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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They love to extol the merits of delayed gratification and distinguishing between wants and needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
“I absolutely really love both,” said Andrea Edwards, president of the staff guild.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
“I’m a competitor and I love this game so much,” said McManus, who has played 12 seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
When a security guard told them to stop, one man cried: "I love you, Bukangi!"
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
“It looks to me like there’s a lot of regret here. But there’s a lot of love, too. You can get through anything when you’ve still got that.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
For finalist Max German, the Boston bona fides were obvious: He hates Starbucks, loves the Kennedys and has some questionable driving skills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Asked whether he stood with backlash, Hilton sidestepped, emphasizing how much he himself loves Los Angeles and intends to "revive" it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
She still loves her husband and is not ready for that to be done, and is dating this new person who is seeing other people, and that’s also devastating to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
“As a man who loves me some good petty drama,” Luke says, “I can’t wait for this story to unfold in the weeks ahead. Honestly, it outshines the actual football.”
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I know this is sudden, but Uhuru is your home. You have an entire family there that loves you and misses you.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Hayley says she loved her job working in a nursery, but her employers questioned whether her symptoms were real and asked her to use annual leave to cover sick days.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
The organizations, overwhelmed by a surge this year in families reporting arbitrary arrests of their loved ones, placed him on a waiting list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Vision who lived, laughed and loved beside Wanda was an illusion, a delusion, really, brought to life by witchcraft.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
By doing so, you are, whether you realize it or not, also passing judgment on her marriage of 18 years to a man she probably loved very much.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
She loved the people she saw in the street—and beyond: her love took in the city, the land of Holland, the world.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
A social worker described the defendant as a "very loving" mother who had never caused concerns.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
As a labor of loving duty, the duo conducts its own dedicated inquiry into Jeanie’s disappearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In a family tribute on Wednesday, Eleanor was described by her family as the "kindest, most loving, bravest person in the world".
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
It’s uncomfortable to acknowledge this—most people prefer to keep up the pretense that all families have tight, loving relationships—but it’s the reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
It’s only when I catch Rosie actually purring under August’s loving ministrations that my conviction starts to crumble.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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