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Recent Examples of infatuationWhen that uncle, Roy Wood, became the first Black news announcer on a white Chicago radio station, DeJohnette gained access to an endless supply of jazz records that fueled an early infatuation with the genre.—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2025 The trailer tees up his infatuation rom-com style before spinning into explosive action.—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025 When Denji first sees Reze’s face, the sun breaks through the clouds in a burst of light in a goofy but endearing metaphor for his instant infatuation.—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025 There is a specific kind of yearning involved in having a crush, one that feels intense, yet is for the most part harmless fun; still, as people grow older the frequency of such infatuations often decreases.—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infatuation
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crush
Noun
For years, Canari, a professional piragua driver, made a living transporting visitors, including journalists, to Bajo Chiquito to see how the community was coping under a crush of migrants who arrived daily by the hundreds, and at times, thousands.
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