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also loveable
as in sweet
having qualities that tend to make one loved
she was a lovable child, always helpful and kind
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Recent Examples of lovable
This simultaneously funny and profound musical spins around a teenage girl (the lovable Carolee Carmello) suffering from a rare genetic disease that makes her age five times faster than normal.
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Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
The book features lovable characters from the hit TV show, such as Michael Scott, Dwight Schrute, Pam Beesly, Jim Halpert, Andy Bernard, Stanley Hudson, even Toby Flenderson and others.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
The bar where everybody knows your name is where the action happens in this award-winning sitcom about a former Red Sox player (Ted Danson) and the lovable employees and patrons who treat his bar like a second home.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
The lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovable
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This sweet treat we Southerners call a salad makes an appearance at nearly every celebration and a church potluck is no exception.Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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The fragrantly sweet spiced rice and meat plov was moreish, as were the delightful local baklava.Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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That book centers on Quasimodo, the cathedral's bell-ringer, and Esmeralda, a kind and beautiful street dancer.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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There’s beautiful gowns vestments, juicy gossip, and shifting alliances.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
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Henson constructs an adorable miniature world for this special using a clever mix of puppets, marionettes, and animatronics, punctuated by soulful tunes by songwriter Paul Williams.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Baby showers are often filled with gifts that cater to the immediate needs of newborns—adorable outfits, feeding essentials, and soft blankets.Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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The pagoda is filled with precious statues, including a wooden Shakyamuni Buddha covered with gold paint.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Another year in the books, another one of your precious few winters on Earth that’s just memories now.Frederick Dreier and Adam Roy, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Mason and his beautiful girlfriend Sabrina (yes that’s her name) had a lovely night celebrating the end of an era!Colson Thayer, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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The successor to the famed DB5—the car that Sean Connery catapulted to fame as James Bond in Goldfinger—the DB6 was lovely, delicate, and quick.Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Lovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovable. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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