loved one
noun
: a person one loves and especially a member of one's family
Many of her friends and loved ones visited her in the hospital.
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Vroom, vroom, baby: All of Chelsea Handler's friends loved one of her exes in particular, and there's a very oddly specific reason why.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Consequences of lack of trust For the family, withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatments from a dying loved one, even if doctors advise that the treatment is unlikely to succeed or benefit the patient, can be overwhelming and painful.
—Daniel T. Kim, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
This, experts say, is true whether a person has been immediately impacted by the loss of a home, loved one, pet, or neighborhood—or, has simply witnessed the devastation from the sidelines.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
The first crisp morning of the season sends your poor, perpetually cold loved one diving under the bedsheets, digging for the fuzzy socks, or fiddling with the thermostat when your back is turned.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
These experts can support you and help explain the importance of planning in a way that feels less personal and more objective to your aging loved one.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Each one represents a real person — someone’s child, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor or loved one — who was struck by a vehicle.
—Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
As anyone who supports a sick or aging loved one knows, caregiving can be a burden, a blessing and a privilege.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
Families falling on hard times, an older loved one moving in with the younger child, like these are things Americans are dealing with.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Consequences of lack of trust For the family, withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatments from a dying loved one, even if doctors advise that the treatment is unlikely to succeed or benefit the patient, can be overwhelming and painful.
—Daniel T. Kim, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2025
This, experts say, is true whether a person has been immediately impacted by the loss of a home, loved one, pet, or neighborhood—or, has simply witnessed the devastation from the sidelines.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
The first crisp morning of the season sends your poor, perpetually cold loved one diving under the bedsheets, digging for the fuzzy socks, or fiddling with the thermostat when your back is turned.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
These experts can support you and help explain the importance of planning in a way that feels less personal and more objective to your aging loved one.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Each one represents a real person — someone’s child, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor or loved one — who was struck by a vehicle.
—Daryl Perry, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
As anyone who supports a sick or aging loved one knows, caregiving can be a burden, a blessing and a privilege.
—NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
Families falling on hard times, an older loved one moving in with the younger child, like these are things Americans are dealing with.
—H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Loved one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loved%20one. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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