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as in romance
also affaire
a brief romantic relationship
an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort
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as in event
a social gathering
the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair
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as in production
something produced by physical or intellectual effort
the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair, a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings
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as in incident
something that happens
the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes
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as in matter
something to be dealt with
it's none of your affair whom I'm going out with tonight
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Recent Examples of affair
Hidden truths surrounding trust, intimacy or financial affairs could suddenly surface.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Judicial contests Georgia Supreme Court races are usually sleepy affairs, so overlooked that no incumbent justice has lost reelection in more than a century.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Because he's lumped this affair into the oppression of the people bucket, and Miss Fauset handles these kinds of things for Papa.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Joe Foltz, staff director of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Africa subcommittee, is headed to logistics company Zipline as director of global partnerships and federal affairs.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Judicial contests Georgia Supreme Court races are usually sleepy affairs, so overlooked that no incumbent justice has lost reelection in more than a century.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 May 2026
Because he's lumped this affair into the oppression of the people bucket, and Miss Fauset handles these kinds of things for Papa.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Joe Foltz, staff director of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Africa subcommittee, is headed to logistics company Zipline as director of global partnerships and federal affairs.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affair
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The Moon in Taurus moves through your 5th House of Creativity, highlighting pleasure, romance, talent, and the desire to be seen.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Beyond the central romance, season 1 also introduces Graham’s hockey teammates and housemates, John Logan (Antonio Cipriano), John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kalyn), along with Hannah’s best friend, Allie (Mika Abdalla).—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Food and drink There is daily breakfast service in Aujourd’hui, as well as the occasional special event such as the beloved Teddy Bear Breakfast during the holidays.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Indeed, the tapping of an individual button is perhaps the least significant event on the planet, shifting nothing apart from the dust beneath it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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All the thespian’s chemistry felt less like castmates promoting a production and more like siblings teasing one another out of deep affection.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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However, Samsung's workers' union disputed the impact of the strikes, saying in a statement that previous production pauses had occurred for equipment inspection, maintenance and process adjustments.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The attorney for a businessman accused of harassing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal is publicly defending his client after a viral video captured the incident and sparked outrage online.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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In the old system, the administrator found an incident report from April 30, 2002, filed by an officer named Darrell Mayhew, who had found Djena by herself in the park near the Toures’ residence.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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To make matters worse, Haliburton dealt with shingles during his recovery this season.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The Stanford-within-Stanford Baker exposes matters to you even if this exclusive core feels impossibly distant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Janet Walsh, who by all accounts was just a summer fling for Scott Hopkins decades ago, would end up changing the course of his life.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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In the satirical comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays a successful and chauvinistic advertising CEO who lives for power and casual flings.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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As the leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives, a fundamentally majoritarian institution, Jeffries has little ability to get anything done.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Many can win by appealing to their party’s base, who are often more likely to vote in primaries.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Misiorowski, a product of Crowder College, a junior college in Neosho, Missouri, threw forty-three pitches at a hundred miles per hour or faster during his recent outing against the Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company’s most recent product, Vengrove said, is a six-year-old corn whiskey, in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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“Affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affair. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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