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Recent Examples of puppy love
Fans watched the couple go from puppy love to the real deal when Cory proposed during the show’s May 1998 season 5 finale.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 July 2025
Lyrically, this song is pretty simple, but the complexity of the musical arrangement elevates it to something more than just a ditty about teenage puppy love.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Khalifa was feeling the puppy love during his interview with Buzzfeed Celeb as he was peppered with questions about his career while the dogs nibbled on his Nike laces and icy chain.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
The puppy love-romance between Arsin and Meiyu is what drives the story, but there’s not much to it beyond lots of silent camaraderie and fleeting glances.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 July 2025
Lyrically, this song is pretty simple, but the complexity of the musical arrangement elevates it to something more than just a ditty about teenage puppy love.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Khalifa was feeling the puppy love during his interview with Buzzfeed Celeb as he was peppered with questions about his career while the dogs nibbled on his Nike laces and icy chain.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
The puppy love-romance between Arsin and Meiyu is what drives the story, but there’s not much to it beyond lots of silent camaraderie and fleeting glances.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy love
Noun
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Will Trump’s growing flirtations with American boots on the ground risk a quagmire that will swallow American lives and souls similar to the experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, a secret flirtation might be percolating on the back burner.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So, where did this entanglement come from?—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Many lawmakers are wary of a longer entanglement as the operation killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and hundreds of people in the region.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Puppy love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20love. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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