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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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4
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
In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic’s latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.
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Thomas Urbain, Fortune, 29 June 2025
But how much did Hollywood's wedding of the year cost?
Jeff Bezos spent tens of millions on the Italian wedding
The affair — which ends Saturday, June 28, with its third official day of festivities — is estimated to cost some $50 million.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 29 June 2025
Following media chatter about her affairs with Italian producer Enrico Bomba and comedian Nelson Sardelli, Mansfield and Mickey divorced in 1964, though their relationship had been on the rocks for a while.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 June 2025
This was a big bounce-back win for Rodrigues, who was coming off a February TKO loss to Jared Cannonier in a UFC Fight Night affair.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Thomas Urbain, Fortune, 29 June 2025
But how much did Hollywood's wedding of the year cost?
Jeff Bezos spent tens of millions on the Italian wedding
The affair — which ends Saturday, June 28, with its third official day of festivities — is estimated to cost some $50 million.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 29 June 2025
Following media chatter about her affairs with Italian producer Enrico Bomba and comedian Nelson Sardelli, Mansfield and Mickey divorced in 1964, though their relationship had been on the rocks for a while.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 June 2025
This was a big bounce-back win for Rodrigues, who was coming off a February TKO loss to Jared Cannonier in a UFC Fight Night affair.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affair
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Will Belly choose to keep her romance with Jeremiah going, or will Conrad find his way back to her heart — perhaps where he’s been all along?—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Bathed in a pink-pop glow, its pastiche of romance and horror collide in a viciously mischievous parable of technology and control that speaks to these most anxious times.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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His mother Scarlett and brother Lance flew in for the event to watch Wactor on screen one more time.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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If there was any doubt that Cooper Flagg would be the first player selected in the 2025 NBA Draft on Wednesday night, it was dispelled within minutes of the event kicking off.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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This is the strongest sucker and can be left as a secondary shoot for fruit production.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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However, voters weren’t enthusiastic about losing green tax credits, opposing the end of consumer credits for electric vehicle purchases, and business credits for wind, solar, and nuclear energy production.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Qantas Airlines, Australia’s flagship carrier, reported Wednesday that a cyber incident had occurred Monday in one of its contact centers that exposed data for as many as 6 million customers.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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An investigation has been launched to determine what caused the incident, per AP.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Given the nation's alarming security threat, the FBI is planning to reallocate potentially thousands of FBI agents away from immigration enforcement work to focus on cyber threats and counterterrorism efforts, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News on Tuesday.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
25 June 2025
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That's the gap between products that work and those that matter.—
Mara Dimofte,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Bates is Emmy-worthy as Madeline, a folksy, senior-citizen lawyer-slash-undercover grieving mom out to destroy a corrupt firm, and the show mixes clever case-of-the-week intrigue with heartfelt stories of grief, betrayal, and regret.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
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How the sportswear giant will handle the number and gender of the pacers has led to significant intrigue.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2025
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Without a major change in the Iranian government, there remains a significant potential for future threats to oil supplies from the various parties involved.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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On paper, noncitizen voting could be sacrificed without much downside for the party.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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The funding round, which combined $5 million in convertible debt and $5 million in senior secured equipment financing, was backed by a major U.S. building products distributor, Closed Loop Partners, and several strategic angel investors focused on circular innovation.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Similarly, even before our government pulled U.S. products from liquor stores, many Canadians had stopped buying American.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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“Affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affair. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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