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Recent Examples of platonic
Tom and Ian still managed to have some platonic fun.
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
This lunar energy is your cue to slow down, protect your energy, and remind yourself that real love — platonic, romantic, or otherwise — doesn’t require performance.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
Audiences first fell in love with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a couple in the Neighbors franchise, but the two pals kicked up their chemistry even more in a show about, ironically, platonic best friends.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen bring their, well, platonic chemistry to this charming and very funny comedy, back for a second season.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
This lunar energy is your cue to slow down, protect your energy, and remind yourself that real love — platonic, romantic, or otherwise — doesn’t require performance.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
Audiences first fell in love with Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne as a couple in the Neighbors franchise, but the two pals kicked up their chemistry even more in a show about, ironically, platonic best friends.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen bring their, well, platonic chemistry to this charming and very funny comedy, back for a second season.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platonic
Adjective
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In one example, a hypothetical student struggling with math asks ChatGPT for help.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Yudkowsky says major tech companies claim superintelligent AI -- a hypothetical form of AI that could possess intellectual abilities far exceeding humans -- could arrive within two to three years.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That volume of data is impractical to fit theoretical models to deliver large-scale, accurate predictions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The material enhances performance The team elucidated the material’s mechanism through a series of experimental analyses, including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite that potential erosion, Schier said the contest for the governor’s office will likely center around winning over suburban and independent voters.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
20 Sep. 2025
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The same goes for the highway—in fact, potential customers would be hard-pressed to find better in this department for the price offered.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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As his final hearing approached, McShane’s learned that his chances of victory were almost nonexistent.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the region has also been transformed by the opening of luxurious, design-centric hotels in places where high-end lodging has historically been nonexistent.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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New frontiers in medical use The ability to control the metamaterial remotely makes new medical applications possible.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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More importantly, Nvidia continues to focus on the entire data center as a single system to ensure that all potential performance bottlenecks are addressed, resulting in the highest possible performance efficiency and ROI.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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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
Adjective
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This compact bistro set, which folds up for space-saving storage, can be the ideal solution.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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September 22nd marks the beginning of the fall season — one of my favorite times of year and a wonderfully ideal period for travel.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Platonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platonic. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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