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Recent Examples of platonic
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Anat Joseph agreed, noting that gestures like sending scented clothing blur platonic boundaries and can understandably make a partner uncomfortable.
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Panaro and Pope have both denied that their relationship is anything other than platonic.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp developed a fast friendship during the filming of Stranger Things and have publicly expressed their enduring (platonic) love for each other on multiple occasions.
—Jessica Leon, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Luxe Leather In buttery-soft leather, the funnel-jacket achieves its platonic ideal.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Panaro and Pope have both denied that their relationship is anything other than platonic.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Millie Bobby Brown and Noah Schnapp developed a fast friendship during the filming of Stranger Things and have publicly expressed their enduring (platonic) love for each other on multiple occasions.
—Jessica Leon, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
Luxe Leather In buttery-soft leather, the funnel-jacket achieves its platonic ideal.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for platonic
Adjective
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The scientists behind the project hope those crystals will interact with the hypothetical dark matter particles known as WIMPs.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Bayless is going off of a hypothetical scenario that cannot be proven or disproven.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Doorman highlights more recent scholarship that argues that this is an oversimplification of what were larger theoretical differences between the movement’s two founders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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The York study is theoretical, rather than observation-based.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jon Pike, a philosophy professor at The Open University in England, argued that an open category should be created for transgender athletes to avoid any potential unfairness from biological males competing against girls and women.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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So far, European countries have used the profits generated by such assets to financially aid Kyiv, but some countries have been concerned about further measures due to potential financial and legal issues.—
Silvia Amaro,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In my lifetime, Palestinian political participation has been almost nonexistent.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Since the Indians already had abandoned their homelands for the new, nonexistent reservations, they were left landless.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As Myles Lewis-Skelly dribbled up the left wing, the Brazilian made sure to come as central as possible before calling for a cross.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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That statistic is somewhat conjectural, since the vast majority of rapes in India are apparently not reported.—
Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
7 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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These vehicles are ideal for handling the many situations that THP officers encounter on the job.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tips for Making the Most of Your Dishwasher Making efficient use of your dishwasher might start with choosing an ideal energy-saving time, but other strategies can help, too.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Platonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/platonic. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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