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hons

noun

plural of hon

as in sweethearts

a person with whom one is in love I'm so glad you're home, hon

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Dream To You — Viki/Viu Hyeri and Hwang In-yeop star in this ongoing rom-com where high school sweethearts reunite as a struggling journalist and accomplished film director in their thirties.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The high school sweethearts split after nearly a decade together.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of sweethearts

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But after a disappointing 2025 season in which the Tigers went from top-five preseason Playoff darlings to Pinstripe Bowl losers, is the clock ticking for the winningest coach in ACC football history?

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Directed by their longtime collaborator Garth Jennings, the feature combines footage from their arena tour behind last year’s reunion album, More, with archival film tracing the band’s rise from tenacious Sheffield also-rans to Britpop darlings.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

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McBride’s girlfriend, Ana Zortea, caught up with PEOPLE on WAG World shortly after the NBA Finals and also shared a glimpse inside the Knicks wives and girlfriends group chat.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
His ex-fiancée, Adva Lavie, is charged with stealing from older wealthy men after posing as their girlfriends from 2023 to 2025.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

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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
Keegan-Michael Key and Rob Huebel have been cast as the BFFs’ boyfriends.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026

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