Cherishing

Synonyms for "cherishing" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

adore affection affectionate carecare forcultural value

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)

devoted devotion fond fondness foster lovingmoral valuenorm

Related words (13)

Noun(13 words)

nurture preserving prize prizing protect protectiveremember fondlyreverent tender treasure treasuring value valuing

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

affectionate qualityattitudecare actioncultural valuationcultural valueemotionemotional stateemotional traitemotional verbfeelingmemory verbnormpreservation ethicvalue orientation

More specific

20 entries

adoring affectionaffection practicedevoted devotionfamily orientationfond remembrancefondness fosteringheritage preservationlovingmemory preservationnurturing prizing protecting protectiveness

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Collocations

16 entries

bondscherishing heritagecherishing lifecherishing loved onescherishing memoriescherishing memorycherishing momentscherishing opportunitiescherishing relationshipscherishing traditionscherishing valuesfamily heritage memory tradition values

Inflections

5 entries

cherished cherishes cherishingsmore cherishingmost cherishing

Derivations

7 entries

cherish cherishable cherished cherisher cherishingly cherishly cherishment

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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She has been cherishing that flower.

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Learning and cherishing data are not just the domain of Jewish people.

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Scarcely out of sight of the land of Sicily, they joyfully set sail on the deep, rushing into the salt spray with their bronze-capped prows, when Juno, cherishing her eternal wound in her breast, said to herself: "Am I vanquished, to give up on my plan, and unable to turn away the king of the Teucrians from Italy? Surely I am forbidden by the Fates."

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Nathan is cherishing the extra time with her family.

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