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puppy love

noun

Definition of puppy lovenext
as in calf-love

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Recent Examples of puppy love 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 Fans watched the couple go from puppy love to the real deal when Cory proposed during the show’s May 1998 season 5 finale. — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for puppy love
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy love
  1. flirtation
  2. entanglement
Noun
  • Maluma’s playful, confident verses add another layer of flirtation, while Shakira’s unmistakable vocals bring both sensuality and command to the track.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After years of upheaval in Florida State athletics—including a then-unprecedented flirtation with private equity and a bitter legal fight with the Atlantic Coast Conference—the school has parted ways with athletic director Michael Alford.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of flirtation
Noun
  • The suit adds to a growing pile of legal entanglements between the federal government and the national media.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But the entanglement, the quantum stuff, is actually still there.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of entanglement

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“Puppy love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20love. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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