Best and Darling

Best

Best noun - Dressy clothing.

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Darling and best are semantically related. in best choice topic. In some cases you can use "Darling" instead a noun "Best".

Darling noun - A person or thing that is preferred over others.

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Best and darling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Best" instead a noun "Darling".

many	many best	many darling
single	single best	single darling
young	young best	young darling
new	new best	new darling
Other adjectives: intended, overall.

CM Punk was a Smart Mark darling on the independent scene, with the fans hailing him as quite possibly the best wrestler in America (or at the very least, the best wrestler in Ring of Honor, which is kind of synonymous these days).

Source: It's Popular, Now It Sucks
When you look at The Iron Lady, the reviews frequently said that Meryl was the best part of an otherwise lukewarm film, whereas The Help was both a critical and commercial darling.

Source: Consolation Award
Len Levy not only doesn't get Jessica Darling in Second Helpings (or the later books in the Sloppy Firsts series), he loses her to his best friend.

Source: Romantic Runner-Up

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