as in crush
a strong but often short-lived liking for another person had a brief infatuation with the captain of the ski team

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Recent Examples of infatuation But there is another aspect of this infatuation, which is the prince who looks at his land, Sicily, with the eyes of a lover. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025 No one else would know that the crime infatuation is residing in your skull. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 There’s also some chat about Sutton’s continued infatuation with Kyle and why that upsets Garcelle so much. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025 Next was infatuation with spin rate, then spin efficiency and so on. Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infatuation
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crush
Noun
  • Don’t hesitate to make the most of this energy by planning a fun night out with friends or a romantic evening with your crush.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 May 2025
  • This 2011 ensemble teen movie revolves around the prom, as Nova (Aimee Teegarden) and her friends make decorations as part of the planning committee, debate what to wear, and obsess over whether their crushes will ask them to the dance.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 May 2025

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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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