1
as in affair
a brief romantic relationship
the tabloids feel obliged to keep us informed of the love affairs of celebrities, whether we care to know or not
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as in liking
positive regard for something
a group of young men united by their love affair with the muscle car
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Recent Examples of love affair
Snow is the audience’s eyes into the world of Hunting Wives, starring as a married mother named Sophie O’Neil who embarks on a passionate love affair with spellbinding socialite Margo Banks (Malin Akerman).
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Speaking to The National, Russell said that the story reminded him of his love affair with Hawn, whom he's been with for over 40 years.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Now, 32 years after the double murder of Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, Perrulli has written a book, The Forgotten Briefcase, about the long-ago love affair.
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Liz McNeil,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Could the modern classic sitcom about a group of disgruntled office workers' love affairs, friendships, falling outs, and petty squabbles be made today?
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Speaking to The National, Russell said that the story reminded him of his love affair with Hawn, whom he's been with for over 40 years.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 June 2026
Now, 32 years after the double murder of Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, Perrulli has written a book, The Forgotten Briefcase, about the long-ago love affair.
—
Liz McNeil,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Could the modern classic sitcom about a group of disgruntled office workers' love affairs, friendships, falling outs, and petty squabbles be made today?
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for love affair
Recent Examples of Synonyms for love affair
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
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The two mid-half pauses for hydration (and advertisements) have been met with increasingly loud boos from crowds who are frustrated at FIFA turning matches into de facto four-quarter affairs.
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If the butter yellow isn’t to your liking, there are 14 other colors to peruse, including baby blue, cherry red, and bubble gum pink.
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And that was much to his liking.
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Everything from the casting (male dancers, internet faves, and very few actual models) to the scenery (a 191-year-old venue with plenty of stained glass) to the ambiance (candlelit, with lots of bows and florals) embodied the brand's quintessential mix of romance, community, and nostalgia.
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The action, set on France’s rugged northern coast, is anchored by teen romance, involves far-right anti-migrant activists, and is complicated by blue goo from space that creates clones—including of the two loopy police officers who investigate.
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The past few decades saw similar degrees of vitriol lobbed against the likes of Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
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Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola and Andy Edwards discuss the race for the Golden Boot as the likes of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland continue to score at a torrid pace.
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Plus, Worley goes to bat about his love of baseball.
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As a teen, the Regalis Foods founder pooled his savings to buy a kilo of black truffles from France after falling in love with the delicacy at a restaurant near his childhood home in Arkansas.
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While some are an equal-opportunity lover of animals, others have a preference.
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Fundstrat reiterated its preference for technology, financials, industrials, small-cap stocks and energy/basic materials.
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On the other side of the supply-and-demand scale, consumers’ appetite for oil fell substantially more over the past few months than just about anyone predicted.
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Councilmember Ken Houston has dropped a November ballot measure seeking to strip the Oakland Police Commission’s ability to fire and help hire the chief — legislation that would have tested voter appetite for scaling back the commission’s responsibilities.
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“Love affair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/love%20affair. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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