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 What is up with Sean Payton’s infatuation with older rookies? Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025 A lot of this recent success is a direct result of Gen Z’s infatuation with the band and early 2000s nostalgia. Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 But other than a new infatuation and a new calling in the back of his mind, not much else in his world shifted for the better. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 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 See All Example Sentences for infatuation
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crush
Noun
  • This is more than just a fetish, a crush, unresolved mommy/daddy issues or a passing fascination.
    Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Leave the texture of the graham crackers at a coarse crush.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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