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Recent Examples of platonic
The public embrace of Baldwin as the scribe of the civil-rights movement has involved a kind of willful amnesia regarding his queerness, and, in turn, an erasure of the muses—romantic and platonic—who inspired him.
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The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
The Spanx AirEssentials Slim Straight Pant might just be my platonic ideal of a travel pant, with a versatile silhouette that’s easy to dress up for a formal dinner, plus a pull-on waistband and silky-soft fabric that’s forgiving enough to wear on a flight.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Campari, the sharply bitter, candy-red Italian liqueur, is often thought of as the original aperitivo, and the Americano—Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda water—is its platonic ideal.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
The couple initially maintained a platonic friendship while dating other people.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
The Spanx AirEssentials Slim Straight Pant might just be my platonic ideal of a travel pant, with a versatile silhouette that’s easy to dress up for a formal dinner, plus a pull-on waistband and silky-soft fabric that’s forgiving enough to wear on a flight.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
Campari, the sharply bitter, candy-red Italian liqueur, is often thought of as the original aperitivo, and the Americano—Campari, sweet vermouth, and soda water—is its platonic ideal.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2025
The couple initially maintained a platonic friendship while dating other people.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platonic
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Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2026
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Hartnett suggested the hypothetical wasn’t necessarily what her side was arguing.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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From a theoretical point of view, the advantages of free trade are as great as ever, but as a practical matter, since tech companies do not import or export many industrial goods or raw materials, free trade in goods matters much less to companies like Meta than to those like Walmart or GM.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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These are features that many theoretical models do not expect to coexist.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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Decoding the reasons A potential breakout of World War cannot be ruled out in the present, with multiple countries going at loggerheads over various issues.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Carlos Gawronski/Getty Images Mortgage rates have fallen steadily over the last few months, which has been welcome news for potential homebuyers who have faced higher-than-average mortgage loan rates over the last few years.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Throw in some snow, and the nostalgia will be through the still-nonexistent roof.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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SpaceX's Starlink network, which is approaching 9,500 active satellites, provides access to broadband internet in areas around the world where connectively is otherwise sparse or nonexistent.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
4 Jan. 2026
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With just one point out of a possible 10 during this home stand, this team now feels more akin to the one that spun nearly out of control in November and December.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Japan’s Finance Minister said the government will coordinate with the US on currency responses when necessary, as market participants grow increasingly wary of possible coordinated action between Washington and Tokyo.—
Erica Yokoyama,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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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
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Create high-ticket offers to attract ideal clients, earn more, and work less.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The ideal time to do this is during a brake replacement (just saves a little labor).—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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The alleged perpetrator — whom local police identified as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak — was immediately apprehended and was booked into Hennepin County Jail for third degree assault, the Minneapolis Police Department told CBS News.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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An honor council, comprised of administrators, teachers, and members of the student government, would sit in judgment on cases of alleged cheating.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Platonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platonic. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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