as in affaire
a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romance
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Their romance quickly blossomed in the public eye, with Swift attending multiple games throughout the Chiefs’ championship season.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
Teen romances Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Before heading off to college, high school seniors Clara (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) make a pact to amicably break up.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
An ancient Balinese art form rooted in Hindu epics, Indonesian mythologies, and palace tales of love and romance, war and death, or heaven, earth, and hell, Kamasan depict various stories of heroic men.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Their romance quickly blossomed in the public eye, with Swift attending multiple games throughout the Chiefs’ championship season.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Elsewhere, after crossing the $100M milestone at the international box office last week, Universal/Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy romanced another $7.9M from 75 offshore markets in the 4th session.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
Teen romances Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Before heading off to college, high school seniors Clara (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) make a pact to amicably break up.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Verb
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Plus, the new Joy-Con controllers can be used like a computer mouse, perhaps another indication that Nintendo is looking to woo the computer gaming crowd.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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CEOs like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg are rolling up their sleeves to personally woo AI stars, according to reports, and influential VC investors like Thrive Capital’s Joshua Kushner have had to run defense, seeking to persuade OpenAI employees of the economic advantage of staying put.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Mar. 2025
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However, the Social Security Administration’s update is a positive development, said Bill Sweeney, senior vice president of government affairs at AARP.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Anyone who’s played Astro Bot will be in no way surprised, despite strong competition, in another typically BAFTA affair with surprises along the way.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Beyond its commercial success, the production has generated substantial cultural impact, sparking over 3.8 million social media mentions in the first quarter of 2025 and achieving an 84% Net Sentiment Rate – the highest in its category.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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The suspect could be seen smashing in a window with a hammer and throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room, immediately sparking flames, according to an arrest affidavit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sure, Coop is in her 20s and capable of making her own romantic decisions… but a power imbalance is a power imbalance, and even a student-professor fling that seems mutual won’t shake out evenly in the end, especially when said student is rebounding from a long-term love.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
17 Mar. 2025
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The notice on the company website was not dated, but its metadata showed it was compiled on April 19.—
Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The notice on the company website was not dated, but its metadata showed it was compiled on Saturday.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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