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Recent Examples of infatuated
But the Emmys consistently bypassed Scrubs, more infatuated with the glamour of Sex and the City and reliability of Everybody Loves Raymond until Garden State turned Zach Braff, however momentarily, into a movie star.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026
Jared Speight is a stubborn titan of Long Island abstraction when star writer Roxy Margaux first becomes infatuated with his bravado.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
When the two meet, however, the Lord becomes infatuated with Lenore, beginning a passionate, turbulent relationship, per the book's synopsis.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The Army claimed McCarthy and Cohn, his chief counsel, had pressured the Army to give preferential treatment to David Schine, a McCarthy aide with whom Cohn was infatuated.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff drives a wedge between the two girls, with Cathy infatuated with her new playmate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Throughout his snooping and jet-setting, Pine becomes infatuated with Roper’s girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki), who eventually learns his real identity and begins to plot a way out of her toxic relationship.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Albert, clearly infatuated, wanted George to meet Betty, and that’s when the older brother locked eyes with Charme, who was 19 years old at the time.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
And then there’s Elizabeth Weiland (Margaret Qualley), the young Yale student with whom Hart is infatuated.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026
Jared Speight is a stubborn titan of Long Island abstraction when star writer Roxy Margaux first becomes infatuated with his bravado.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
When the two meet, however, the Lord becomes infatuated with Lenore, beginning a passionate, turbulent relationship, per the book's synopsis.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The Army claimed McCarthy and Cohn, his chief counsel, had pressured the Army to give preferential treatment to David Schine, a McCarthy aide with whom Cohn was infatuated.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff drives a wedge between the two girls, with Cathy infatuated with her new playmate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Throughout his snooping and jet-setting, Pine becomes infatuated with Roper’s girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki), who eventually learns his real identity and begins to plot a way out of her toxic relationship.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Albert, clearly infatuated, wanted George to meet Betty, and that’s when the older brother locked eyes with Charme, who was 19 years old at the time.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
And then there’s Elizabeth Weiland (Margaret Qualley), the young Yale student with whom Hart is infatuated.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuated
Adjective
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Over the Top The Griddle Guy enamored with flat top cookers is a fan of restaurant-style food, cooking for large crowds, and as a culinary showman, relishes flamboyant presentations.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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That’s not to say the singer and star of the new movie The Breadwinner isn’t absolutely enamored with her eldest two boys, 5-year-old Gus and 3-year-old Ozzie.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The enraptured bridge takes it from exceptional to masterful.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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Little details impossible to see even from the front row — fingers triggering thunderous beats from a drum machine, the sweat beading on an artist’s forehead — are intercut rhythmically with sweeping wide shots that reveal dramatic lighting schemes and enraptured masses.—
Andrea Domanick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Infatuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuated. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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