as in affaire
a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romance
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
The news comes about a week after the romance drama's May 8 debut on the streamer.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 May 2025
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
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Noun
The hope and expectation is that the streamer will eventually adapt all eight books in Julia Quinn’s romance books, each one about a different sibling in the Bridgerton family.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
The news comes about a week after the romance drama's May 8 debut on the streamer.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
He was later married to Patricia Rahman from 2011 to 2021.
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
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The critique of Perlmutter’s dismissal arrives as the union is simultaneously working with a coalition of industry groups to woo the White House over policies that could boost domestic entertainment production.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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In addition to Spain’s strong presence in Cannes’ competition sections this year, the country has numerous high-profile titles looking to woo buyers at the Marché du Film.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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The Yankees’ reliever put himself in the jam, walking Luis Torrens, allowing a Brett Baty single and hitting Tyrone Taylor with a pitch before Lindor provided the winning run in a back-and-forth affair.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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That elite quintet consisted of domestic policy advisor Bruce Reed, chief strategist Mike Donilon, legislative affairs guru Steve Ricchetti and chief of staff Ron Klain, each of whom had deep ties to Biden.—
Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The situation sparked some debate about whether Ulbrich, in his second stint with Atlanta, would be dismissed from his job.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Their undeniable chemistry, emanating from the screen, sparked early rumors that the two might be more than just co-stars.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 May 2025
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There are also some celebrity vectors: Rosalía is in attendance, as are her former brief flings Hunter Schafer and Jeremy Allen White.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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Though his kids weren’t mature enough to accept their fling, the lake house shooting helps put things into perspective for everyone, and mends the rift that had formed between Eli and Lori.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
5 May 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to the Navy to confirm his service dates via email on Wednesday.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Here are three simple ways to get the most out of your dating app experience.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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