as in loving
feeling or showing love
an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely
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Recent Examples of affectionate
Is this moving-picture love letter overly sentimental, sloppy to a fault, and slightly more affectionate toward its posthumous subject than a basket of puppies high on laughing gas?
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
An affectionate little cat with a heart bursting with love for humans is looking for a home at a Texas shelter.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Still, for those willing to piece the picture together from its most glorious sections, this is an affectionate and affection-inducing pursuit of real animals and unreachable dreams.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
An affectionate little cat with a heart bursting with love for humans is looking for a home at a Texas shelter.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Still, for those willing to piece the picture together from its most glorious sections, this is an affectionate and affection-inducing pursuit of real animals and unreachable dreams.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affectionate
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Jamie was a loving son, husband and father.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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My friend Dexter Romweber died, who was a very kind, loving, and chaotic person with a ton going on and who ended up shaping me.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Affectionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affectionate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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