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romance

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verb

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Recent Examples of romance
Noun
Founded by two French aspiring bankers, there's an air of French romance to these bouquets and styling that feels absolutely dreamy. Adrienne So, Wired News, 1 May 2025 The Bronx star revealed some sort of romance between them via Instagram on Tuesday night (April 29), with a carousel of images that included one with Gardner in a bathroom. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
He was later married to Patricia Rahman from 2011 to 2021. 09 of 12 Marc Blucas (Riley Finn) Riley Finn, the sensitive do-gooder who romanced Buffy in seasons 4 and 5, was no one's favorite character. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Elsewhere, after crossing the $100M milestone at the international box office last week, Universal/Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy romanced another $7.9M from 75 offshore markets in the 4th session. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for romance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Verb
  • But he eventually was allowed back in and soon was wooing like the old days.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The state now commits more than $500 million a year in tax credits to woo film, TV, audio and digital productions.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The one-night affair is being presented in partnership with the Black Promoters Collective.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2025
  • For decades, laws have intentionally limited military involvement in civilian affairs to prevent the militarization of policing and protect constitutional rights.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Over the last few weeks President Donald Trump’s trade wars have triggered market instability, stoked fears of stagflation, alienated America's traditional trading partners, and sparked boycotts of American goods.
    Made by History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Those receivers helped spark LSU’s national title in 2019 and played a big role in two transfer QBs (Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels) coming to Baton Rouge and winning Heisman Trophies.
    Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Seven Days in June Seven Days in June $18 $16 Amazon What’s hotter than reigniting a passionate fling with the one that got away?
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
  • Staten gets angry, feeling left behind again, and accuses her of seeing their relationship as just a fling.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco recall showing up early to Taylor Swift party: 'Mortified' Gomez reportedly dated DJ Zedd in 2015 and singer The Weeknd in 2017.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed's Relationship Timeline The couple first sparked dating rumors in July 2014 and got engaged the following January.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 May 2025

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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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