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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.
—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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy love
Noun
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After a years-long flirtation with exit velocity, the Rays have gone another direction in 2026.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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Others might strike up a flirtation that is loosely related to owning a pet.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Who is murdered, why and Clare’s entanglement in the whole deal unfold over the remainder of the novel, featuring much tighter and more plausible plotting than your average suspense story.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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My guiding principle would be protecting American interests while avoiding unnecessary entanglements—making decisions grounded in facts, realism, and a clear understanding of the regional, economic, and security implications involved.—
Rachel Royster
May 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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“Puppy love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20love. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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