beloved
greatly loved; dear to the heart.
a person who is greatly loved.
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Origin of beloved
1Other words for beloved
1 | cherished, precious; sweet, darling |
Other words from beloved
- pre·be·lov·ed, adjective, noun
- su·per·be·lov·ed, adjective
- un·be·loved, adjective
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How to use beloved in a sentence
She has kept the left’s beloved Green New Deal at arm’s length too, as moderates fret about blowback.
Trump moves closer to Pelosi in economic aid talks, and House speaker must decide next move | Rachael Bade, Erica Werner | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe only privation we have these days is when one of our beloved brands goes mainstream and becomes easier to find in Ralph’s than at our mercaditos — I’m talking to you, Topo Chico.
Our chosen name StarTech recalls a beloved sci-fi TV series, and it’s remarkable that the top cast in both StarTech and Star Trek remained pretty much the same over the years, though for StarTech, the supporting players changed substantially.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us | Shawn Tully | September 16, 2020 | FortuneWilder’s beloved film noir, which he co-wrote with Charles Brackett, is one of those classics that stands the test of time.
Crystal Palace at the first world’s fair in 1851They’re iconic now, but the two beloved sculptures might easily never have been.
Jones is a veteran of another beloved-yet-controversial animated series on Adult Swim, The Boondocks.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical | Stereo Williams | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYou will have your beloved father back sooner than you think, and you can visit and communicate with him all the while.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv | Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAuthor J.K. Rowling says all religions are present at her beloved wizard school—except Wiccans.
Castro actually flew up to Montreal to be a pallbearer at the 2000 funeral of a beloved Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
Restaurant described latkes as “Mini hash browns,” which he thinks is why they are so universally beloved.
It seemed strange to me to be passing the room of my beloved Goethe, with our equally beloved Liszt!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayOur beloved Queen had drawn the teeth of the Turkish counter-attack on our extreme left.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAnd thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIn his own person, he was now convinced of the truth of his father's charge against this once beloved Wharton.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterDame Dorothy Packington sent the trusty and well beloved Thos.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for beloved
/ (bɪˈlʌvɪd, -ˈlʌvd) /
dearly loved
a person who is dearly loved, such as a wife or husband
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