romances 1 of 2

noun

plural of romance
as in affairs
a brief romantic relationship an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides

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romances

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verb

present tense third-person singular of romance
as in sparks

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Recent Examples of romances
Noun
Probably not, since his romances were more often of the tragic variety. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 July 2026 For an artist like Taylor Swift, who has built a $2 billion career out of musically documenting her romances and breakups, marrying Travis Kelce is almost certain to yield great songwriting material. — Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 3 July 2026 What better way to enjoy these emotional romances than with the songs that share their titles? — Nissa Renzo, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Lina’s road trip across Tuscany features sparkling prose and a world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. — Toby Rose, Parents, 30 June 2026 Here, Laura, a magazine writer in London, drifts through old friendships, failed romances, and the gothic banalities of family life. — Air Mail, 20 June 2026 New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third series which takes everyone’s favourite rivalries to the next level. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 June 2026 There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates. — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 16 June 2026 News of the series comes as audiences have become more and more enamored with romances set at the skating rink. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romances
  1. affairs
  2. sparks
  3. flings
  4. woos
  5. dates
  6. courts
  7. attends
Noun
  • Boards then need a position on industry-level governance participation (standards bodies, information-sharing arrangements, mutual grounding agreements) as a fiduciary matter, not a public-affairs nicety.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • City attorneys again argued the complaint referenced confidential internal affairs investigations protected under Missouri law.
    — Ben Wheeler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of affairs
Verb
  • Schedule a workshop, outline a creative lesson, or give yourself a focused block to explore something that sparks curiosity.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
  • And Sony’s decision to stop selling physical PlayStation discs sparks pushback.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 10 July 2026
Definition of sparks
Noun
  • Throughout this dense and always engrossing survey of Lean’s career in film, Thompson threads the vicissitudes of the director’s personal life, spanning six wives and various other relationships and flings.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
  • In the satirical comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays a successful and chauvinistic advertising CEO who lives for power and casual flings.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Definition of flings
Verb
  • As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of woos
Verb
  • This home, which is among the finest in the district and is on the National Registry of Historic Places, dates to 1757-58, 18 years before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • The event, which dates to 1972, is held in front of the original Nathan’s Famous’ restaurant in New York’s Coney Island.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of dates
Verb
  • One night in April when the boy playing Orlando was home sick and Jamie was waiting for Adele in their private coital chamber, Bromley kept her late to work on the scene where Orlando courts Rosalind playing Ganymede playing Rosalind.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Biglari Holdings courts the MAHA movement The MAHA hire is the latest chapter in a long and turbulent saga for Biglari Holdings and its CEO Sardar Biglari, who took control of Steak ‘n Shake in 2008 when the chain was losing $100,000 a day.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of courts
Verb
  • In that episode, Cal attends Nate and Cassie's (Sydney Sweeney) emotionally charged wedding with his wife, Marsha (Paula Marshall) and gives a drunken wedding speech.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2016.
    — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Definition of attends

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