as in lust
intense sexual desire
dedicated to the poet's lover, the sonnet has eros as its theme
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Noun
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But anyone who's ever lived in Manhattan has gone through this luxury lust.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
12 June 2025 -
Where does the boundary between lust, obsession, fandom, and devotion lie?—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Everyone was truly invested in this adaptation and each and everyone brought part of their own passion in this project.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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His studies at the University of Cambridge's Christ's College from 1828 to 1831 encouraged his passion for natural science.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Nosferatu is summoned from the occult niche of the Eggers universe viewers are now familiar with: remnants of The Lighthouse (2019) and The Northman (2022) ooze through the Gothic gloom and nauseating eroticism.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
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In the 1970s, eroticism was situated between what was shown and what was hidden.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Gregory of Nyssa, contemplating the Christian horror of concupiscence, once theorized that had not Adam and Eve sinned, the two of them would have remained virgins and reproduced in whatever way angels did.—
David Harsanyi,
National Review,
8 June 2023
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The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2020
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“Eros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eros. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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