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Recent Examples of infatuation
Ambitious parents will likely begin requesting a position change to shortstop for their eight-year-old children even as age-appropriate instruction is confronting serious challenges with injuries, managing stress and an unhealthy infatuation with velocity.
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Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For both Alyssa and Giselle, their relationship with beauty has come a long way since their initial infatuation with makeup as kids.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Meanwhile, Richardson was appalled to observe Hemingway’s evident infatuation.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Expanding and moving the Club World Cup was unnecessary from a sporting point of view, existing mostly to fulfil Infantino’s personal infatuation with ‘growing the game’, and to make money.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
For both Alyssa and Giselle, their relationship with beauty has come a long way since their initial infatuation with makeup as kids.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Meanwhile, Richardson was appalled to observe Hemingway’s evident infatuation.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Expanding and moving the Club World Cup was unnecessary from a sporting point of view, existing mostly to fulfil Infantino’s personal infatuation with ‘growing the game’, and to make money.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuation
crush
Noun
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Jamie Fraser's loyal family member was once a young man with a flair for trouble-making and a crush on Ellen MacKenzie.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Malcolm appears to have a genuine crush on Ellen and honestly seems like a nice guy as far as clan dudes go.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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