as in affair
a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romance
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
Poor Alys has the misfortune of being jealous when an upper-class woman starts romancing Victor, although neither of them can compete with the young Doctor’s true love: himself.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Greenwich Entertainment presents romance-comedy-drama Fantasy Life at the Angelika Film Center in NYC.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.
—Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Anthony Geary, the thoughtful General Hospital actor who as the complex Luke Spencer raped and romanced Genie Francis’ Laura Webber Baldwin on the way to an unprecedented eight Daytime Emmy Awards and soap opera superstardom, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
Poor Alys has the misfortune of being jealous when an upper-class woman starts romancing Victor, although neither of them can compete with the young Doctor’s true love: himself.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Noun
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One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Each state office will include a small leadership support team responsible for functions such as legislative affairs, communications and intergovernmental coordination.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That could spell a long summer of road trips to woo conservative holdovers stranded at the lower entryway to the north state.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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That was a concession the Ellisons made to woo WBD away from its previous merger partner, Netflix.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Aside from an ongoing fling with one of her employees (Rome Flynn), she’s remained unpartnered.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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There was even a brief fling with an Arab guy there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Graves’ exit has sparked intense speculation about his potential successor to represent Missouri’s 6th Congressional District, which stretches across northern Missouri and touches Kansas City’s Northland.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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The story quickly sparked fury among Threads users, with many siding with the original poster and criticizing the seat swap request.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The program dates to the 1990s.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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One missing element lately for NATPE, whose origins date to the 1960s, has been the syndication business.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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