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
Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
The Bachelor’s Fleiss is producing Dateable, a self-shot reality romance show that will see singles documenting their own dating journeys.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
This is the place that Manchester calls home for the next six months, leaving occasionally to sell video games for cash, go to church, and romance a local single mother named Leigh Wainscott.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Staying true to where their romance began, Kelce proposed in the backyard of his Johnson County home in August 2025.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
The Bachelor’s Fleiss is producing Dateable, a self-shot reality romance show that will see singles documenting their own dating journeys.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
And Tapestry is careful when romancing fresh prospects.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
This is the place that Manchester calls home for the next six months, leaving occasionally to sell video games for cash, go to church, and romance a local single mother named Leigh Wainscott.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Noun
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The affair between Clark and Carol called for some fairly ridiculous, kinky and specific acts in a hotel room.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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An official briefed on the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic affairs, told NPR that Israel saw positive signs from the Lebanese government in its approach to Hezbollah, but that the war would continue.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2026
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The home was converted into apartments in 1951 but retained some of the original grandeur that probably wooed the Morgan clan, too (high ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace, in particular).—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
16 Mar. 2026
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That tension raises the stakes for Florida’s place in the future of aerospace, an industry that increasingly lies with states willing to spend the most to woo companies and enhance federal government launch pads.—
Katelyn Ferral,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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At Dona Sebastiana’s suggestion, Armando starts a casual fling with a fellow runaway, Claudia, whose reasons for hiding are never revealed.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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While their fling didn't last, the award-winning actress still looks back fondly on the experience, even passing on lessons from her romantic ventures to her daughters, Rowan, 22, and Grier, 19.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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The conflict was sparked by Hezbollah targeting Israel after the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, breaking a 2024 ceasefire that in any case had largely failed.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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The increase would make LAX rides among the world’s most expensive, sparking opposition from Uber, Lyft, travelers, and state lawmakers.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Charvet dated Baywatch costar Pamela Anderson from 1992 to 1994, and later married Burke.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of dinosaur footprints and fossils dating to the Jurassic and Cretaceous, two distinct geologic periods, are located along a paved crestline road.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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