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• v  be fond of; be attached to
• s  characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
  a cherished friend

• Lindbergh is the most cherished citizen since Theodore Roosevelt," PTI reported in announcing the selection.
• He had opposed limited self-government for India becaus e he cherished, for equally romantic reasons, Britain's imperial history.
• He discovered physics at 14, when he was left bereft by the death of his cherished older brother Giulio during minor throat surgery.

• care for
• cherish
• hold dear
• treasure
• precious
• treasured
• wanted

News & Articles

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• Goodbye Google Reader -- I'm switching to Readable.cc
  It really doesn’t make any sense for Google to be shutting down such a widely used and cherished feeds subscriber as Google Reader, but the web giant isn’t going to change its mind unfortunately, so we must look towards alternatives that we can adopt. But with countless options to choose from, where should one even begin looking? An excellent place to start is a website called Readable.cc. Since ...
  June 13, 2013 - BetaNews
• 2013 Valedictorians and Salutatorians
  Each year we pose a set of questions to our area valedictorians and salutatorians. So here they are, your 2013 high school honorees. TDA: What will be your most cherished memory about high school?
  June 12, 2013 - The Daily Advance
• Dick Olmstead
  Dick Olmstead Age: 67. Residence: Brainerd Service: Olmstead is a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Army 9th Infantry Division from 1967-68. "I kissed the ground when I came home from Vietnam," said Olmstead. Flag means to you: "It's cherished.
  June 12, 2013 - Brainerd Dispatch

Quotes

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• Nouri al-Maliki in International Herald Tribune
  A top adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Sadiq al-Rikabi, described Jan. 1 as a "historic day" during which "the symbols of sovereignty, which are highly cherished by Iraqis, will be restored."
• Brandon Mayfield in Wall Street Journal
  As we await President Bush's final State of the Union address Monday night we know one thing for sure: that cherished faith in America has been greatly diminished, and with it, our ability to respond to the critical challenges that threaten our... Harry Reid http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGP_5PNs1MQ0kTh3aND3oL4AP8hsA Guardian Unlimited http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7261227,00.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFL49TUmCLtxAwHl3fAgKan92BUyw Jan 28, 2008 17113 23782 cherished Elden Rosenthal, an attorney for Mayfield, issued a statement on his behalf praising the judge, saying she has upheld both the tradition of judicial independence, and our nation's most cherished principle of the right to be secure in one's own...