as in lover
literary
a person with whom someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship and especially a secret or improper relationship
Her husband found a love letter from her paramour.
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Recent Examples of paramour
The second movie is about Sophie dealing with Donna’s death, plus flashbacks of young Donna (Lily James) hooking up with her three paramours.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
If her ostensible paramour was marked by sadness and an inability to relate, Molly connects more with places and things.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Throughout season 33, there has appeared to be nothing but well wishes and support between the two former paramours.
—EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Onassis had presented Kennedy with diamond and ruby pendant earrings from Van Cleef & Arpels in 1968, which were the same earrings that Onassis’ longtime paramour Maria Callas had worn the month before, according to WWD at that time.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
If her ostensible paramour was marked by sadness and an inability to relate, Molly connects more with places and things.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Throughout season 33, there has appeared to be nothing but well wishes and support between the two former paramours.
—EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Onassis had presented Kennedy with diamond and ruby pendant earrings from Van Cleef & Arpels in 1968, which were the same earrings that Onassis’ longtime paramour Maria Callas had worn the month before, according to WWD at that time.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paramour
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The future outlook, unfortunately, is cloudy for lovers of the morning cup o’ Joe.Alicia Wallace, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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While the 2024 Golden Vines pulled out all the stops for wine lovers who gathered from around the world, Miami is set to one-up one of the great wine weekends of the year.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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Only my family and my boyfriend knew what actually happened.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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But Neely also struggled with mental illness after losing his mother, whose boyfriend was convicted of murdering her.Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dietz was at the game with his girlfriend and was wearing a No. 9 Josh Norris jersey before he was called into service.Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
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The estate lost the case, and the 401(k) balance went to the former girlfriend.Bob Carlson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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She is survived by her husband, their children and grandchildren.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Harriet’s husband, Carl (Reginald VelJohnson), is a Chicago police officer who watches the family’s budget like a hawk and occasionally, under stress, blows his top.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mann explained his focus in Ferrari, besides on thrilling race scenes, turned on character and key relationships, including between Enzo and Laura (Enzo’s wife, portrayed by Penélope Cruz) and Enzo and Lena (his lover, portrayed by Shailene Woodley).Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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On Friday, his wife, Laura, was in Washington, D.C., alongside her husband to unveil his portrait in the U.S. Capitol.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Paramour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paramour. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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