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Recent Examples of infatuations
With complicated infatuations, these are leading characters of the Dallas Opera’s 2026-27 season.
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuations
Noun
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Listening felt like being pulled into side chats with lots of different characters who were at precisely the right level of intoxication to reveal something interesting to you—crushes, anxieties, rivalries.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth was principled and compassionate while Jessica was carefree, outgoing and manipulative, and their clashes and crushes became a welcome distraction.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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What are the common passions that matter to us?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Dangerous and hungry, their weapons and their passions bleed into each other.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Infatuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuations. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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