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Recent Examples of puppy love
In fact, that moment of puppy love made InStyle's list of best movie kisses of all time.
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Susan Spencer,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Queen Camilla showed a little puppy love with a designer accessory at a meaningful charity appearance on February 4.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
Dog owner Keryn Hanifan, 28, of South Shore, Massachusetts, shared the sweet clip on TikTok (@kerynhanifan) to highlight what an amazing difference a little puppy love can make.
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Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
There will be no puppy love for Ghislaine Maxwell at her new home.
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Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puppy love
Susan Spencer,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Queen Camilla showed a little puppy love with a designer accessory at a meaningful charity appearance on February 4.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
Dog owner Keryn Hanifan, 28, of South Shore, Massachusetts, shared the sweet clip on TikTok (@kerynhanifan) to highlight what an amazing difference a little puppy love can make.
—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
There will be no puppy love for Ghislaine Maxwell at her new home.
—
Rich Schapiro,
NBC news,
6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puppy love
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy love
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The app has become a quintessential cog in the dating machine—especially in those liminal stages, the flirtations and the breakups.
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There’s friction between the defense lawyer Sam (Nick Nolte) and his wife, Leigh (Jessica Lange), rooted in Sam’s past infidelity and his current flirtations with a young courthouse clerk who idolizes him.
Noun
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Her departure comes on the heels the scandal surrounding her romantic entanglement with fellow cast member West Wilson.
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But in this case, the result has been physical missing pieces, a legal entanglement spanning multiple courts and parties, and a city galvanized to keep the history of slavery alive.
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“Puppy love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20love. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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