Cherish and Like

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Cherish

Cherish verb - To hold dear.

Usage example: we shall always cherish the keepsakes that our grandmother left us

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Like is a synonym for cherish in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Cherish", when it comes to topics like attraction, care about deeply.

Like

Like verb - To show partiality toward.

Usage example: I like romantic comedies more than action movies

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Cherish is a synonym for like in admire topic. Sometimes you can use "Cherish" instead a verb "Like", if it concerns topics such as enjoy.

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

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life	cherish life	like life
look	cherish look	like look
time	cherish time	like time
music	cherish music	like music
Other words: books.

Both words in one sentence

If they like her father, they love and cherish her, pamper her, and protect her with their lives.

Source: Mafia Princess
It's sort of justifiable since Meg is treated like dirt by her family, so she wants to cherish the memory of someone who was genuinely nice to her.

Source: Recap / Family Guy S 13 E 1 The Simpsons Guy
Freya. She's a Persocom created as a daughter for her parents to love and cherish, and her creator/father even programmed her to find the "person just for me" so she could love happily like a real girl.

Source: Broken Bird / Anime and Manga

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