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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Then it hacked the module that enforces blind obedience and embarked on a long journey to becoming human, with a full set of emotions spanning love, grief and . . . just kidding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
She continued: “He was a true and noble gentleman, wrapped up in my dream leading man. I will love you forever, Dr. Alan Grant.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Walt Whitman, who wrote this entire country into being in the first person, and signed his love letters to another man with a kiss.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
"I'm still going to gigs, love to see new artists."
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The good times can never excuse the bad, and love and kindness should never be a reward for good behavior. Doing things for others so they’ll approve of and love you isn’t love.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Tom Brady, and I say this as a man who loves him, who was never the loudest voice in any room he dominated, only the most prepared.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Eric Smith, a military veteran from Shakopee, Minn., who loves to travel, is interested in investing — but he doesn’t want to spend his retirement “screwing around” with numbers or trying to time the market.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
It should be an easy decision, particularly since Sybylla loves him and Neill makes him so irresistible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"In Norway, a talented player is a player who loves the game the most - a player who has ownership for his own development and who takes ownership for the team's development," added Grottland.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“My mom loves debate, though. She even named me after one.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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The commercial arrived tied to a UFC fight card staged on the White House lawn, and plenty of people loved it.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Lins Law Group in Tampa, Fla., says your problem is not an unusual one: “Not uncommonly, we have clients come into the office after a loved one has died and ask for some assistance.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ahead of the debate, Sir Keir said the "landmark law" was "a tribute to the incredible families and campaigners who have spent decades and decades fighting to get justice for their loved ones".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
“We love her, and we want her to feel the full strength of the community that has loved and supported her for so many years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Marlene loved it when people offered her tidbits.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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The Ingalls folk, after all, are warm, loving, American and, as such, inclined to take a road trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
At a state Senate committee hearing last month, Haney said the bill would allow “vulnerable animals, many of whom have been victimized, from beginning the recovery they deserve in stable, loving homes.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Her special power is foreign to most beings in that world: She is loving.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Most people who have children still have them in the context of marriage, and many others have them in the context of a loving and stable relationship.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Once more she tried to interest herself in the sweet misadventures of Edith-Anne Pevington, who not only lived with two loving and easily locatable parents but had her own pony to boot.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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