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 This is known as limerence, a romantic infatuation characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows. Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025 Apatow was 15 years old, deep into an infatuation with comedy, but had nowhere to channel it. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025 Accompanying that is a particular infatuation with traditional Japanese practices, lifestyles and foods – matcha included. Rebecca Corbett, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025 What is up with Sean Payton’s infatuation with older rookies? Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for infatuation
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crush
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  • With the crush of post-fire cancellations, her family may be forced to pursue the matter as a last-ditch effort to sustain this resource bridge between northern Arizona destinations.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • During a 2019 visit to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sophia sat in the audience while Ed shared a story about doing a project with her celebrity crush.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025

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

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