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Recent Examples of platonic
That social nervousness affects platonic and romantic relationships alike; he’s found, in fact, that people who spend more time with friends are also more likely to have dated regularly during their teen years.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Some of Dring’s finest work happens in her exploration of the love between these two men — secretly romantic in nature — and of the wider, platonic yet intensely physical love shared by all the rikishi.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite the consistent outings, both Streep and Short have maintained that their relationship is purely platonic.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Fans of Buck and Eddie’s ever-evolving relationship on 9-1-1 have long been accused of reading too closely between the lines, choosing to view the characters’ platonic connection as something romantic.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Some of Dring’s finest work happens in her exploration of the love between these two men — secretly romantic in nature — and of the wider, platonic yet intensely physical love shared by all the rikishi.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Despite the consistent outings, both Streep and Short have maintained that their relationship is purely platonic.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Fans of Buck and Eddie’s ever-evolving relationship on 9-1-1 have long been accused of reading too closely between the lines, choosing to view the characters’ platonic connection as something romantic.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platonic
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And Billups, to cite that hypothetical, might do a great job.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
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For The Other To Blink Given the view in Europe that Trump is abandoning NATO in favor of the Kremlin, in a hypothetical future conflict with Russia, Europe might worry that the U.S. could cut off spare parts and updates for the F-35, Aboulafia says.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This isn’t just theoretical—Ben & Jerry’s founders have openly discussed buying back the brand from Unilever.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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For them, a theoretical risk has already become an all too personal one.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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But those potential long-term benefits will take time.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic revealed the potential problems of tech companies' reliance on importing goods from overseas.—
Simon Dae Oong Kim,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Although Toronto’s other three lines didn’t dominate, Philadelphia’s offence was simply nonexistent.—
Kevin Papetti,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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What To Know One of many hypothetical questions resulting from a nonexistent DOE is what students and institutions would do without the OCR accepting and investigating complaints.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Longer-term, a statue for Howe and a physical commemoration for Guimaraes, the captain, among others, could follow, with Freemen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne status also possible for some of the main protagonists.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are also possible and could reduce visibility to a quarter mile or less for large parts of the day making travel difficult or even impossible in some areas.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the possible consequences of an Iranian nuclear capability are largely conjectural (save for one: nobody would think of invading Iran anymore).—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Sep. 2010
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That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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So, instead of a big jump in taxes in one year, which is not ideal, government borrowing can enable the smoother application of fiscal policy.—
London Business School,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Options made with Sunbrella fabric are ideal, which is an outdoor-friendly performance material that’s durable enough to withstand a rain shower or two, plus days baking under the sun’s rays.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Platonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platonic. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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