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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Runnin' the ball is like makin' romance.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Cage, who had previously romanced Brooke Shields, went on to marry five times, with one of those marriages only lasting four days.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Noun
Directed by Kim Hye-young, the film is a bittersweet high-school romance centered on a girl with anterograde amnesia whose memories reset each morning.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Runnin' the ball is like makin' romance.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
The announcement came along with five shots of Kelce kneeling and the couple romancing in a garden blooming with pink and white flowers, framed by an arbor covered in green vines.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Cage, who had previously romanced Brooke Shields, went on to marry five times, with one of those marriages only lasting four days.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Noun
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Any political commentary was mostly relegated to red carpet interviews ahead of the ceremony, where both nominee Mark Ruffalo, winner Jean Smart and presenter Wanda Sykes took the opportunity to share their thoughts on current affairs.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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There have been some brief historical exceptions to that state of affairs; the ascendancy of higher education in the years after World War II gave writers a home in the academy that was largely nonexistent before.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In Single Lady, which premiered on Netflix in October 2024 after being filmed at her stand-up tour of the same name, Wong described how a man—revealed to be Hader later in the set—had wooed and pursued her, leading to her ultimately shedding that single lady status.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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Ross tried and failed early in his ownership tenure to woo coach Jim Harbaugh.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Suddenly though, Artemis had to cut off this fling, because gods and goddesses were not supposed to have romances with mortals.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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In Hawai’i, two lovers (Kenji and Jane) are drawn together for what’s supposed to be a summer fling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The incident sparked national outcry, as numerous videos circulated online showing multiple angles of the shooting, including the bodycam point of view of the officer who shot Good.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, have sparked fierce debates across the nation.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Above water, mangrove trails and tropical hammocks frame the park’s conservation legacy, dating to the 1950s.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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One person who did step in, according to Redd, was castmate Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife Christina Evangeline — who Redd ended up dating.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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