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a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romance
Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Fashion has a particular way of romancing the past—often with a three-decade rewind, mining the design codes that shaped an earlier generation.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The Bucks and Giannis may decide their romance isn’t over.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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Noun
That's because no franchise had been more romanced by prospects with blazing speed than the Raiders.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Fashion has a particular way of romancing the past—often with a three-decade rewind, mining the design codes that shaped an earlier generation.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
This trip through a meteoric rise to fame and the rocky romances along the way takes a shape reminiscent of Taylor Swift’s peeking at consequential nights of her past on Midnights.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The Bucks and Giannis may decide their romance isn’t over.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Verb
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has a tough needle to thread, as he’s been wooing Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who say spending cuts to Medicaid have gone too far.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
20 June 2025
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Fort Lauderdale spends millions wooing developers to invest in Sistrunk.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Trump's comments follow a string of legal wins for Harvard's leaders, who vowed in April to fight back against what many onlookers in higher education have described as unprecedented interference by the federal government in a campus's affairs.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The city’s immigrant affairs office is currently a lean two-person team, with Aragon and a language access coordinator.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Iran supreme leader claims ‘victory’ in first public comments Khamenei’s silence since the war began had sparked intense speculation as to his whereabouts.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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But so many conversations have been sparked on this topic, conversations that before the movie was out, noone could have.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Detective Michelle Calderone (Smollett) opened up to her past fling and colleague about having framed a person of interest for the fires.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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The fashion, the friendships, and the flings are all as integral to the new series as the old one, and the first two seasons leaned heavily on nostalgia to keep audiences hooked.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2025
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Balancing the emotional effort of connecting on a dating app, building a relationship, and being there for your kid (or kids) is no small feat.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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The long-running dating competition is also getting a new showrunner: Scott Teti, who serves as showrunner for spinoff Bachelor in Paradise, will take the reins on The Bachelor next season as well.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
30 June 2025
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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