as in affair
a brief romantic relationship
in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones
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Audio amour From animal encounters to Chance Encounters, CNN Travel’s hit series about love and friendship is now a new CNN podcast.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Venus in Aries is a force to be reckoned with regarding both matters of amour and of money.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
More poignant is the revelation that, despite being the writer of dozens of anthemic love songs, Warren has no great amour of her own.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The result is at once a ghost story, a tale of amour fou, a settling of accounts, and, one senses, a deeply personal act of expiation.
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Venus in Aries is a force to be reckoned with regarding both matters of amour and of money.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
More poignant is the revelation that, despite being the writer of dozens of anthemic love songs, Warren has no great amour of her own.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
The result is at once a ghost story, a tale of amour fou, a settling of accounts, and, one senses, a deeply personal act of expiation.
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amour
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The affair between Clark and Carol called for some fairly ridiculous, kinky and specific acts in a hotel room.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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An official briefed on the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss diplomatic affairs, told NPR that Israel saw positive signs from the Lebanese government in its approach to Hezbollah, but that the war would continue.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, at Spelman, Vernice swiftly dives into a romance with her roommate, Joette, even as she gets set up with a wealthy alumna’s son, a lawyer eager to get married.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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Given Young’s music centers around modern, misfiring romance, the statement was unexpected.—
Ramon Ramirez,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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At Dona Sebastiana’s suggestion, Armando starts a casual fling with a fellow runaway, Claudia, whose reasons for hiding are never revealed.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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While their fling didn't last, the award-winning actress still looks back fondly on the experience, even passing on lessons from her romantic ventures to her daughters, Rowan, 22, and Grier, 19.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Amour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amour. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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