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as in romance
also affaire
a brief romantic relationship
an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort
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as in event
a social gathering
the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair
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as in production
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings
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as in incident
something that happens
the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes
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as in matter
something to be dealt with
it's none of your affair whom I'm going out with tonight
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Recent Examples of affair
Unfortunately, this is not the current state of affairs.
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Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Brainard was most recently Walmart’s director of federal government affairs and was previously a senior tax staffer to two members of the House.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Weissmann also served as the head of worldwide business affairs at Warner Bros. and as a partner at Kaplan Livingston Goodwin Berkowitz & Selvin before launching Weissmann Wolff.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
For instance, the sun is highlighting your eighth house of intimate affairs and shared resources, while Mars retrogrades through your stability-seeking second house of values, finances and comfort.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Gabriela Hearst, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Brainard was most recently Walmart’s director of federal government affairs and was previously a senior tax staffer to two members of the House.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
Weissmann also served as the head of worldwide business affairs at Warner Bros. and as a partner at Kaplan Livingston Goodwin Berkowitz & Selvin before launching Weissmann Wolff.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
For instance, the sun is highlighting your eighth house of intimate affairs and shared resources, while Mars retrogrades through your stability-seeking second house of values, finances and comfort.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affair
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Just days after the Wolverine star pretty much confirmed his romance with Sutton Foster, Furness, 69, was spotted enjoying some quality time with Ava, 19, at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday, January 14.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The character is perhaps best known for her unlikely romance with Carell's Michael, which rollercoastered from seasons 2-4.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Raymond James Stadium — home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers — can hold about 65,000 for most events, and capacity can be increased a bit if necessary.Tim Reynolds, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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The president also had an event scheduled Tuesday in California to announce new national monuments.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The economists also expect smaller levies on Canada, Mexico, and parts of Europe as well as Asian nations such as Vietnam and Japan that could serve as alternative production sources to China.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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The additional gold production will serve to enhance the mine’s revenue stream, but in today’s world, antimony is the main prize being sought by Perpetua in its efforts to reopen a mine that has been inactive since it was shut down in 1996.David Blackmon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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That came after a October 2023 accident in which external probes found the company misled or deceived regulators about the incident.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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There are also increasing concerns about the conditions and safety in our subways, due to commuters’ negative experiences and horrific high-profile incidents.Selvena Brooks-Powers, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
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The risks are there, which is why protection matters.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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During the Mackinac Island trip, Mr. Nash’s team urged Ms. Bondi to avoid the matter and nudge other Republican attorneys general to do the same, according to two people who attended the event, who were not authorized to speak publicly because the conversations were supposed to be confidential.Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The intrigue: On Dec. 2, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C) went to Mar-a-Lago for a round of golf with Trump.Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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The artifacts within the box get players into the mood for their intrigues.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Take Jennifer Lopez, for example, who channeled old Hollywood glamour at a Golden Globes party.Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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From there, the Brooklyn dwellers planned the ultimate party, not in NYC, but down south in New Orleans.Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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Vivo moving into first place meant that a domestic company outsold Apple's flagship product for the first time in the industry's history.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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This is set to deliver a critical blow to Russia, which has been forced to reroute its crude and oil product supplies to Asia-Pacific, after these volumes were banned by European and G7 sanctions, which came in effect in December 2022 and February 2023, respectively.Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affair. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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