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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
Kering chief sustainability and institutional affairs officer Marie-Claire Daveu was on hand for the celebration.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Find it at a casual affair or on the elegant Thanksgiving buffet.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Acocella’s essay deals with the improbable five-year affair between the Left Bank philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and the tough-guy Chicago writer Nelson Algren—its title comes from their pet names for each other—and was occasioned by the posthumous publication of Beauvoir’s love letters.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Johnson wants to establish a culture where winning is the norm, and the Bears come out on top in back-and-forth affairs more often than not.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Find it at a casual affair or on the elegant Thanksgiving buffet.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Acocella’s essay deals with the improbable five-year affair between the Left Bank philosopher Simone de Beauvoir and the tough-guy Chicago writer Nelson Algren—its title comes from their pet names for each other—and was occasioned by the posthumous publication of Beauvoir’s love letters.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Johnson wants to establish a culture where winning is the norm, and the Bears come out on top in back-and-forth affairs more often than not.
—Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affair
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The two celebrity chefs went public with their romance in March.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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But Daly still insists romance is a real possibility in this special place.—
Bernadette Keith,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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This is the fourth year of the event, and the additions of Steen, Jackman and Arbour will bring the number of players in the Hall of Fame to 20.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Featuring high-profile guests like Coco Jones, the annual DKMS gala is a fundraising event hosted by the international nonprofit organization with a mission to fight blood cancer.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Oil production releases large volumes of gas that are typically burned off, a process also known as flaring.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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The group’s chairman, Vijay Kumar Agarwal, told Reuters that the company could be forced to lay off nearly half of its 15,000-person workforce and is looking into relocating production to Bangladesh if conditions don’t improve.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad were then called to the scene and were able to successfully locate and detonate the incendiary devices without any further incident.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Violent clashes have erupted between Hamas and rival groups in several areas across Gaza, including an incident that culminated in an apparent public execution, as worries grow about the security situation following Israel’s withdrawal from parts of the territory.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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How self-reflection operates matters because it will always be needed to make wiser choices about our toughest challenges.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Investors, who ultimately approved the measure, were asked to vote on the matter a second time at Tesla’s annual shareholders meeting to demonstrate their backing for the plan.—
Kara Carlson,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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That adds to the intrigue around the Commanders’ interest.—
Josh Buckhalter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The futuristic contraption, currently on display at the 2025 Osaka Expo, has already drawn massive interest and intrigue from the crowds.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Young Republicans implicated in a scandal over racist, antisemitic and misogynistic comments in leaked chat messages reported by Politico face mounting calls to step down from their positions in party organizations.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), the fourth-largest party in the Lower House, ruled out forming a new coalition with the LDP.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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The product will be available directly from NVIDIA and select third-party partners.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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No reports of illnesses have been reported by the FDA in connection with the consumption of the affected products.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affair. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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