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Recent Examples of platonic
For many readers, their relationship represents a platonic ideal, while others see something more.
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Jacob F. Love, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Mercury in Aries on March 3 asks you to be more direct about your needs in partnerships, whether romantic, platonic, or professional.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 28 Feb. 2025
Consider whether past experiences—romantic or platonic—might influence your feelings.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Soulmate platonic connections could fill your life.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Jacob F. Love, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
Mercury in Aries on March 3 asks you to be more direct about your needs in partnerships, whether romantic, platonic, or professional.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 28 Feb. 2025
Consider whether past experiences—romantic or platonic—might influence your feelings.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
Soulmate platonic connections could fill your life.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Feb. 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
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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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The best theoretical fit thus far is known as the Lambda CDM model, which incorporates both a weakly interacting cold dark matter and dark energy.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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While Danish remains optimistic about potential Broadway interest, his current focus is on delivering a compelling and authentic portrayal at New World Stages.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Facing a potential legislative override, Lamont relented and signed a second bill that awarded the funds this year after first circumventing the cap.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Flaherty’s subjects allege that these facilities release addicts into the streets after weeks of nonexistent treatments and hand them wads of cash as a participation fee, knowing full well where that money is likely to be spent.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Affordable housing is scarce or nonexistent in Del Mar, where Zillow states the average home value is $2.3 million.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 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
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Powerful wind will be the most widespread threat, and gusts stronger than 40 mph are possible over more than 1,300 miles from Texas to Minnesota Wednesday, capable of damaging trees and power lines.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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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
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In an ideal world, the Browns would be able to land Wilson and a solid rookie quarterback in the 2025 NFL draft.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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The ideal mountaintop for a Machiavellian hand-puppet, the legendary wrist of Academy Award winner John Lithgow was a major draw for Jenny’s designer too.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Platonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platonic. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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