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
Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
While Cassidy may be a little hesitant to share details on her private life, Hamel, 89, previously opened up about their budding romance last year, including how he's known Cassidy for decades.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
This is the place that Manchester calls home for the next six months, leaving occasionally to sell video games for cash, go to church, and romance a local single mother named Leigh Wainscott.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel is a slow read with an out-of-time atmosphere, really one of the most virginal and repressed romance stories of all time.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
While Cassidy may be a little hesitant to share details on her private life, Hamel, 89, previously opened up about their budding romance last year, including how he's known Cassidy for decades.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
And Tapestry is careful when romancing fresh prospects.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
This is the place that Manchester calls home for the next six months, leaving occasionally to sell video games for cash, go to church, and romance a local single mother named Leigh Wainscott.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
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The race for California governor has been a low-boil, late-developing affair, noteworthy mostly for its lack of a whole lot that has been noteworthy.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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His experience includes time as a UT student and graduate, Navy cryptologist, deputy attorney general and senior administrator overseeing legal affairs and operations at UT.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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China has looked to woo regional powers spurned by Washington’s protectionist turn.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Elections in Colorado’s 8th District have very much turned on candidates successfully wooing independents, the district’s largest voting bloc.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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Sabrina Bartlett appears in Bridgerton season 1 as Siena Rosso, an opera singer who has a secret fling with Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey).—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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In fact, the illicit couple seemed to enjoy flaunting their fling.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
3 Feb. 2026
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Oseguera Cervantes' death has since sparked widespread violence by cartels against the Mexican government.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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By Rachel Metz, Bloomberg Anthropic PBC is expanding the reach of its Claude chatbot into new sectors, weeks after the startup sparked a market meltdown with the release of tools that raised questions about AI’s potential to render entire businesses obsolete.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Both teams wore their dark jerseys for the 266th meeting between the teams and UCLA improved to 150-116 in a series dating to 1928 when UCLA joined the Pacific Coast Conference.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The original contract, or what’s known as a compensation agreement, dates to January 2020 and included a five-year term.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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