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Recent Examples of infatuated
But the Emmys consistently bypassed Scrubs, more infatuated with the glamour of Sex and the City and reliability of Everybody Loves Raymond until Garden State turned Zach Braff, however momentarily, into a movie star.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026
Jared Speight is a stubborn titan of Long Island abstraction when star writer Roxy Margaux first becomes infatuated with his bravado.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
When the two meet, however, the Lord becomes infatuated with Lenore, beginning a passionate, turbulent relationship, per the book's synopsis.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The Army claimed McCarthy and Cohn, his chief counsel, had pressured the Army to give preferential treatment to David Schine, a McCarthy aide with whom Cohn was infatuated.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff drives a wedge between the two girls, with Cathy infatuated with her new playmate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Throughout his snooping and jet-setting, Pine becomes infatuated with Roper’s girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki), who eventually learns his real identity and begins to plot a way out of her toxic relationship.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Albert, clearly infatuated, wanted George to meet Betty, and that’s when the older brother locked eyes with Charme, who was 19 years old at the time.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
And then there’s Elizabeth Weiland (Margaret Qualley), the young Yale student with whom Hart is infatuated.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026
Jared Speight is a stubborn titan of Long Island abstraction when star writer Roxy Margaux first becomes infatuated with his bravado.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
When the two meet, however, the Lord becomes infatuated with Lenore, beginning a passionate, turbulent relationship, per the book's synopsis.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The Army claimed McCarthy and Cohn, his chief counsel, had pressured the Army to give preferential treatment to David Schine, a McCarthy aide with whom Cohn was infatuated.
—Kristen Monroe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Heathcliff drives a wedge between the two girls, with Cathy infatuated with her new playmate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
Throughout his snooping and jet-setting, Pine becomes infatuated with Roper’s girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki), who eventually learns his real identity and begins to plot a way out of her toxic relationship.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
Albert, clearly infatuated, wanted George to meet Betty, and that’s when the older brother locked eyes with Charme, who was 19 years old at the time.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
And then there’s Elizabeth Weiland (Margaret Qualley), the young Yale student with whom Hart is infatuated.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuated
Adjective
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News of the series comes as audiences have become more and more enamored with romances set at the skating rink.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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But buying into the idea that Burke was traded solely for being gay because of his own statements and those of, perhaps, politically correct teammates enamored with his popularity is, in effect, defamatory to the O’Malley family and baseball management considering their denials.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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One of the greatest joys of my life was watching my favourite uncle, a big, mighty chieftain visiting from my family’s little kingdom in Nigeria, watching The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre absolutely enraptured.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The enraptured bridge takes it from exceptional to masterful.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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“Infatuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuated. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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