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Recent Examples of infatuation
Apatow was 15 years old, deep into an infatuation with comedy, but had nowhere to channel it.
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Accompanying that is a particular infatuation with traditional Japanese practices, lifestyles and foods – matcha included.
—Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
An infatuation with war is not the same as being guilty of mishandling classified information.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
What is up with Sean Payton’s infatuation with older rookies?
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Accompanying that is a particular infatuation with traditional Japanese practices, lifestyles and foods – matcha included.
—Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
An infatuation with war is not the same as being guilty of mishandling classified information.
—Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
What is up with Sean Payton’s infatuation with older rookies?
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuation
crush
Noun
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The movie, which premiered in the midnights section of the Toronto International Film Festival, follows a hopeless romantic who makes a Faustian bargain to win his crush’s heart.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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