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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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Civilian crushes were a different story.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Short fiction, a novel about young adult crushes and an amazing Minnesota musician’s memoir will brighten your spring reading.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The searchable database provides users a platform to discover groups and organizations that align with the user’s interests and passions.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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Now those passions are driving where people book their vacations.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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“Infatuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuations. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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