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
Rachel Gordan, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Backlist sales soared, especially with romance and fantasy authors like Colleen Hoover and Sarah J. Maas.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
Remember, Rob Pelinka romanced Redick early in the search, but then suddenly changed direction and threw $70 million at Connecticut mastermind Dan Hurley.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Noun
Because of Hobson’s readable style and romance, the novel received attention from a wide range of publications, from the Saturday Review of Literature to Seventeen magazine.
—Rachel Gordan, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
Backlist sales soared, especially with romance and fantasy authors like Colleen Hoover and Sarah J. Maas.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Verb
What to Do While parts of the Palace of Versailles’ park will be closed for events, the museum, gardens and The Grand Trianon—where the Sun King romanced his mistress—will remain open.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 9 July 2024
Remember, Rob Pelinka romanced Redick early in the search, but then suddenly changed direction and threw $70 million at Connecticut mastermind Dan Hurley.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
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But platforms seem to be wooing new users not by pretending to be a one-to-one replacement of the app, but by picking one successful aspect of TikTok and promising to do better than ByteDance’s biggest U.S. property ever could.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The company hopes these software features, paired with a high-quality piece of hardware, will be enough to woo users across the continent away from the competition.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
15 Jan. 2025
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Michael Backstrom, Edison’s vice president of regulatory affairs, said Thursday that there were no conclusions yet about the cause of either fire.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett, who played for the Patriots from 1982 to 1993, is the team’s executive director of community affairs.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Within about an hour starting shortly after midnight Tuesday, three wildfires sparked in the Fallbrook and Bonsall areas.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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Several lawsuits have been filed by people who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire, alleging Southern California Edison’s equipment sparked the blaze.—
Marcio Jose Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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For instance, maybe your previous partner left you for an old fling, and now any mention of a previous relationship feels like a red flag.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 Jan. 2025
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If single, say yes to an exciting fling or a bold pursuit of someone who ignites your passion.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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The original data was derived from the B. Riley Financial Inc. quarterly 10-Q report dated January 14, 2025.—
Quartz Bot,
Quartz,
14 Jan. 2025
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Among more than 400,000 followers who liked the couple’s announcement on Instagram was superstar singer Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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