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free love

noun

Definition of free lovenext
as in criminal conversation

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Recent Examples of free love Styles’ current persona is harder to pin down, landing somewhere between free love cult leader (there’s a gospel choir credited on no less than five Kiss All the Time tracks) and a life coach. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026 One major influence in the vibe shift was the free love movement, represented here by characters from some of the most memorable romances ever made—among them Breathless, West Side Story, and Annie Hall. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025 The ’60s and ’70s had free love and psychedelics. — Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes. — Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free love
Recent Examples of Synonyms for free love
  1. criminal conversation
  2. promiscuity
  3. love affair
  4. love
  5. misconduct
  6. disloyalty
  7. treachery
  8. perfidy
Noun
  • Brenay Kennard, a lifestyle content creator with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok, is at the center of a civil lawsuit that has made national headlines, in which she is accused of criminal conversation and alienation of affection.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records.
    — Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019
Definition of criminal conversation
Noun
  • While many employers look down on this sort of professional promiscuity, new research suggests there are benefits to switching jobs frequently.
    — Adrian Ma, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Verrill’s former partner, the entertainment lawyer Bob Geary, shares emotional testimony about their relationship — one fraught with promiscuity and Verrill’s taste for the BDSM leather life — but also a reflection on his lover’s killing.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
Definition of promiscuity
Noun
  • Léo’s tenderly nostalgic reminiscences of past love affairs are slapped down by Emma, who brusquely dismisses his pleasant recollections as mere male projection.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Parisians have a longstanding love affair with Japanese cuisine and culture, and the French capital has lately welcome several large-scale pop-ups showcasing local brands.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of love affair
Noun
  • And yet, despite America’s best efforts, in the midst of this horror, millions of artists, travelers, and inventors created love, and light.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Many athletes are motivated by a deep hatred of losing, more so than a love of winning.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of love
Noun
  • Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned in April over the misconduct allegations.
    — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Prosecutors argued that the jury’s dispute reflected not misconduct but a legitimate disagreement over the evidence.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of misconduct
Noun
  • Law professor Sahar Aziz has documented how, in the post-9/11 era, visible Muslim identity increasingly came to be associated with foreignness and political disloyalty.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders can maintain alumni relationships, make re-entry culturally acceptable and ensure hiring processes do not automatically treat departure as disloyalty.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of disloyalty
Noun
  • Was there a whiff of treachery among this crew, someone who might betray them to the Germans?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For his treachery in conspiring with Gwayne, Daemon claims Corlys as his own prisoner.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of treachery
Noun
  • Platner, indeed, has boiled down nearly all political problems to the perfidy of sinister oligarchs.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • If the landing had been faked, the Soviets would have figured it out and would have loved to reveal to the world America’s perfidy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Definition of perfidy

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