: dearly loved : dear to the heart
our beloved grandmother
a beloved public figure
beloved
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He is a beloved public figure.
an actor beloved by millions of fans
one of the city's most beloved buildings
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Three actors — Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland — have played Spider-Man in major movie adaptations of the beloved comic — and all three of them have found dated their romantic counterparts in the movie.
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Slowly disappearing are the large stack hi-fi units so beloved of the 1970s and 1980s.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The couple’s beloved cul-de-sac also became home to New York Times bestselling cookbook author and chef Molly Baz and her architect husband Ben Willett, as well as composer Meara O’Reilly and her filmmaker husband Isaiah Saxon.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
But others, such as Fox’s Restaurant in Altadena and Theatre Palisades, were considered important in part because of their status as beloved community spaces.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Slowly disappearing are the large stack hi-fi units so beloved of the 1970s and 1980s.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The couple’s beloved cul-de-sac also became home to New York Times bestselling cookbook author and chef Molly Baz and her architect husband Ben Willett, as well as composer Meara O’Reilly and her filmmaker husband Isaiah Saxon.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2025
But others, such as Fox’s Restaurant in Altadena and Theatre Palisades, were considered important in part because of their status as beloved community spaces.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Beloved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beloved. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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