as in sweetheart
a person with whom one is in love
I'm so glad you're home, hon
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Recent Examples of hon
Alexa is the Celebrity Grand Marshal for Audrey Gruss’ Hope For Depression Research Foundation’s Tenth Annual 5K Race hon Sunday, Aug. 3 in Southampton.
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Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2025
Like English, Swedish used two pronouns to indicate the gender of a person, hon (she) and han (he).
—Adam Rogers, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2019
In the Walled Garden, Bonsai and Beyond members will be displaying a rich composition of (miniature) treasures from the plant world including bonsai, saikei, penjing, hon non bo, kusamono, terrariums, fairy gardens and hanging gardens.
—Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
And my hon mirin, true mirin, which is hard to find in the U.S.
—Mari Uyehara, Bon Appetit, 8 Mar. 2018
David Cote, chief executive officer of Honeywell International Inc. (hon), said at the time.
—Fortune, 22 Jan. 2018
Hon seems to have the most fun pouring two half-tastes for each dish, allowing guests to sample quite a few wines without doing excessive damage to one's budget or liver.
—Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2017
Though their outfits were extravagant, Baltimore’s original hons, now retirement age and beyond, say their fashion sense was rooted in the identity of working mother and community caretaker.
—Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com, 1 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hon
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Ojeh — her college sweetheart, a lifelong athlete and father to their three children, son Kayin, 16, and twins Clara and Uche Jr, both 13 — was just 45.—
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Epstein was convicted in 2008 of procuring a child for prostitution in Florida, but served only 13 months in custody in what was considered a sweetheart plea deal that saved him a potential life sentence.—
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Two charming Victorian-style houses are the perfect spot for your salt and pepper; each features a darling pink roof and delicate floral details.—
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National and international media soon followed suit, making Plichta a darling of the left.—
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Canoe Bay, Wisconsin Looking for a romantic getaway with your sweetie?—
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May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.—
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Frankly, my dear, Tom Jacobsen doesn’t give a dome.—
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Black bag, my dear — her work trip sets off a chain reaction in which George’s strength, i.e., faith in their relationship, becomes his weakness.—
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“Hon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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