valentines

noun

plural of valentine
1
as in tributes

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as in lovers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valentines
  1. tributes
  2. lovers
  3. eulogies
  4. sweets
  5. paeans
  6. boyfriends
  7. commendations
  8. girlfriends
Noun
  • Her death sparked widespread mourning and emotional tributes from her fans, Hollywood and the music industry.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • When asked about the lack of any tributes or the evening’s plans to honor Nolan, the Ocean Springs School District declined to comment.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • Board game lovers will soon be able to nerd out at a new store and may even get the chance to play a few rounds inside a former bank vault.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, volumizing mascara lovers may just have found their new holy grail, particularly those who want volume without clumping.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • Every decade seems to yield a new crop of death knells and eulogies explaining why the form has reached the end of its useful life.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • Would her child be buried in a separate part of the cemetery without the appropriate eulogies?
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of eulogies
Noun
  • Some stay late into the night baking, while others arrive in the early morning to get the day’s sweets finished for display.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In Dearborn Heights, adjacent to the city of Dearborn, Nuts Now is a literal candy store, serving buffets of sweets and snacks that are a part of a larger conversation in the social sphere.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweets
Noun
  • His celebratory words marking its 250th anniversary included not only the traditional paeans to the Founders but also a dose of personal grievance, plus soaring praise for his own achievements.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Alas, all those paeans to freedom have played out better in song than in real life.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of paeans
Noun
  • The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.
    — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As well as the two ur-bad boyfriends from HBO’s Girls Christopher Abbott and Adam Driver who will portray, respectively, Professor Charles Xavier and Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of boyfriends
Noun
  • Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of commendations
Noun
  • Now, with the dust of the last few years settling, Munn is recentering her focus on what brings her happiness, such as going back to work, hanging out with her close girlfriends, date nights with her husband, and all things fashion.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And then there are the dozens of examples of rogue cops using Flock cameras for their own personal agendas, such as tracking wives, girlfriends or ex-girlfriends.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of girlfriends
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