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
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Their romance quickly blossomed in the public eye, with Swift attending multiple games throughout the Chiefs’ championship season.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
Teen romances Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Before heading off to college, high school seniors Clara (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) make a pact to amicably break up.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
An ancient Balinese art form rooted in Hindu epics, Indonesian mythologies, and palace tales of love and romance, war and death, or heaven, earth, and hell, Kamasan depict various stories of heroic men.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Their romance quickly blossomed in the public eye, with Swift attending multiple games throughout the Chiefs’ championship season.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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
Teen romances Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Before heading off to college, high school seniors Clara (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) make a pact to amicably break up.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Verb
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In large part, they are driven by recruiting struggles and the need to woo those from a changing universe of American young people, including those with less academic schooling or people from states where marijuana is legal.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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To woo younger audiences, BBC News will expand its presence on TikTok and Instagram, and launch an initiative in schools to help students evaluate news legitimacy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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The president's criticism of Berlin has compelled Germany to increase funding for its military forces and infrastructure, which critics say are in a bad state of affairs.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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To Draft Women Into the Military Amid Greenland, Russia Tensions Europe Split on Defense Plan Amid Russia Threat Greenland governs its own domestic affairs, but Copenhagen decides on foreign and defense policy.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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The viral clip has sparked debate among users on TikTok, with some praising destination weddings, while others were critical.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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China’s defiant stance has sparked fears that countries will retaliate rather than negotiating with the U.S. Trump unveiled the tariffs Wednesday in a meandering White House Rose Garden news conference.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sure, Coop is in her 20s and capable of making her own romantic decisions… but a power imbalance is a power imbalance, and even a student-professor fling that seems mutual won’t shake out evenly in the end, especially when said student is rebounding from a long-term love.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In many ways, dating today involves both connection and presentation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs sub-genre charts (dated April 12, 2025) have arrived, spotlighting a variety of format stars across the four new rankings.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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