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Recent Examples of platonic
The relationship between them remains strictly platonic, which was one of the first film’s strengths.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
According to a synopsis of the new season, the titular character is in for a season full of lessons on familiar, platonic and romantic relationships.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
The opponents ultimately decide to keep it platonic, but meanwhile, his ex-wife Maggie (Neve Campbell), now working in San Diego’s DA office, still lingers in his thoughts and complicates his love life.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Having their baby, Leo, added stress to the connection, but the actress notes that fame was already a complicated factor that impacted her romantic, platonic, and familial relationships.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
According to a synopsis of the new season, the titular character is in for a season full of lessons on familiar, platonic and romantic relationships.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
The opponents ultimately decide to keep it platonic, but meanwhile, his ex-wife Maggie (Neve Campbell), now working in San Diego’s DA office, still lingers in his thoughts and complicates his love life.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Having their baby, Leo, added stress to the connection, but the actress notes that fame was already a complicated factor that impacted her romantic, platonic, and familial relationships.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platonic
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To get into this hypothetical portfolio, a stock must have five-year historical earnings growth of 25% a year or better, yet the stock price must be 12 times earnings or less.John Dorfman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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This means that Teste consecrates himself to a basically hypothetical existence.Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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But unlike the 2023 interview, the topics Welker brought up and Trump's response to them are no longer theoretical campaign promises.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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At its peak, around 3:00 am PT the following morning, the coin had a theoretical total value of $72 million; the tokens the teenager had initially held were worth more than $3 million.Joel Khalili, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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This feature has become an essential tool for compliance teams aiming to benchmark competitor filings, draft their own filings, and pre-empt potential SEC comments.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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None of the victims were publicly identified and police did not provide any information about potential suspects.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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There’s an almost poetic parallel between how the creators of the adaptation and García Márquez discovered this nonexistent town—the former through journeys across Colombia, the latter through a collection of stories, tales, and notes.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Its nonexistent gender pay gap, high score from the Human Rights Campaign and relatively low employee turnover were notable.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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People can stay safe from possible carbon monoxide poisoning by taking precautionary measures.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Prior to Tuesday night’s filing, Spiro had pushed for expediting the mayor’s case as much as possible, requesting shorter timelines and pushing for his trial to start as early as March.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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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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Liberty Creek delivers easy-drinking, value wines that are ideal for everyday enjoyment.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The tray-mount isn’t ideal for typing feel, but the typical issues with typing consistency aren’t as prominent here as other similar keyboards.Henri Robbins, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Platonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platonic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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