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Recent Examples of affectionate He's become incredibly affectionate and loves receiving kisses. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 This dog, who would do best in an active home, loves games of fetch and is also super affectionate. Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025 The stars — who hit it off in 2023 after Ballerini slid in the actors' DMs — were very affectionate on the ACM Awards red carpet. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 9 May 2025 The jury found this affectionate film a breath of fresh air, delivering a peppy subtext of adventure, unity, joy for the Yugo’s fans and their families. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for affectionate
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Adjective
  • Soto should, of course, get a loving reception from the Bleacher Creatures on Friday night, no?
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Tina Knowles remembers growing up in a loving and raucous family of nine.
    Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 29 May. 2025.

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