as in affair
a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romance
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Spencer went on to marry Raine, Countess of Dartmouth — her mother was the romantic fiction novelist Barbara Cartland, who showered Diana’s world with pulp romance.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
24 Jan. 2026
In 1973, Boyd had an affair with Ronnie Wood, while Harrison did the same with Wood’s wife, and Harrison also later romanced Ringo Starr’s wife, Maureen Cox.
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Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The name Selene gave us a strong narrative foundation because the moon has long been tied to mythology, travel, romance, and Mediterranean life.
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Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Spencer went on to marry Raine, Countess of Dartmouth — her mother was the romantic fiction novelist Barbara Cartland, who showered Diana’s world with pulp romance.
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Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Verb
The queen of pop took Wallis as the subject of her 2011 film W.E., a dual-timeline story following ‘90s New Yorker Wally Winthrop and the ‘30s-era socialite who romanced a king.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
24 Jan. 2026
In 1973, Boyd had an affair with Ronnie Wood, while Harrison did the same with Wood’s wife, and Harrison also later romanced Ringo Starr’s wife, Maureen Cox.
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Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
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The two mid-half pauses for hydration (and advertisements) have been met with increasingly loud boos from crowds who are frustrated at FIFA turning matches into de facto four-quarter affairs.
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Rather than build a nest to attract a female, some males woo other males who have already built nests.
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The country also set out plans to build an AI industrial park called Kampong AI, set to open in 2028 with workspaces and housing facilities to woo AI start-ups.
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Folks started DM'ing me on social media, telling me that J was with his ex-fling.
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But family scenes help ground Kiyoko’s tearjerker in universal questions of shame and self-acceptance that land harder through Coley’s arc than the on-again-off-again fling surrounding her growth.
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Despite the lack of physical or video evidence, Kim said Rinderknecht is the only person who could have sparked the blaze.
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This marks an increase of nearly 8% from the price that sparked national headlines.
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In a report dated June 15, the system contractor — LAX Integrated Express Solutions — said LAWA project impediments include airport landscaping work, approval delays and impacts from other projects.
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That includes Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, TikTok, X, YouTube, and Twitch, likely alongside other platforms such as dating apps and Bluesky.
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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