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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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2
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
Baltimore’s internal affairs unit struggled for years with backlogs, inconsistent discipline and allegations of internal corruption.
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Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Ash and Agave seeks to class up the affair.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Oshetsky’s newest novel follows Celia, a young woman whose seemingly idyllic life is upended when a friend of hers is murdered in an affair gone wrong.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The incident made clear that vaccination couldn’t remain a patchwork affair.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
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Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 6 Jan. 2026
Ash and Agave seeks to class up the affair.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
Oshetsky’s newest novel follows Celia, a young woman whose seemingly idyllic life is upended when a friend of hers is murdered in an affair gone wrong.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The incident made clear that vaccination couldn’t remain a patchwork affair.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affair
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Together, Halverson’s gritty voice and Forster’s full-bodied vocal capture the tensions between romance and ambition.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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Old-school New York in style, he was quietly rumored, despite his public romance with a Jewish former Miss America, to be a closeted gay man.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The recognition places Atlas among the most notable technology debuts at the annual consumer electronics event, concluding on Friday, and signals growing confidence in humanoid robots moving from demos to real industrial work.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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From comfort food classics to more elevated plates, several bites stood out at a preview event.—
Alexa Stone
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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EngineAI confirmed that its production models are powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor, providing up to 2000 TOPS of AI compute, along with a 360-degree LiDAR perception system.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Reliability, flexibility, and fast, on time delivery guide development, with specifications tailored to local markets and customers, from last mile hubs and national distribution to cold storage, production facilities, and data centres.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Following the tragic incident, a family friend, Ella Mackrell, launched a GoFundMe to help bring the teen’s body home, as well as cover expenses related to travel, lodging and the funeral.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Coker, to be clear, had no say in the matter.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this week, Risch spoke with Boise’s KIVI-TV Channel 6, and briefly addressed the matter.—
Kevin Fixler
January 10,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Suddenly though, Artemis had to cut off this fling, because gods and goddesses were not supposed to have romances with mortals.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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In Hawai’i, two lovers (Kenji and Jane) are drawn together for what’s supposed to be a summer fling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Regardless of which party is calling for the impeachment of judges, the outcome is unlikely to result in a conviction by the Senate.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Labor strikes are not allowed, the leadership has control over the courts and media, and last but not least, opposition to the party is not allowed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The solana product would allocate a portion to be staked, the process in which rewards are earned for allowing the tokens owned to be used to support the blockchain network.—
Vildana Hajric Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
7 Jan. 2026
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The running game is awesome, but how much of that is a product of Allen's mobility?—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affair. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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