polyamory
noun
poly·am·ory
ˌpä-lē-ˈa-mə-rē 
plural polyamories
: the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time
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If polyamory feels like a fashionable subplot for Bechdel to tackle, this is only because heterosexuals have recently discovered in it a promising balm for yuppie malaise.
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
Charting the group’s adventures in leftist activism, polyamory and animal husbandry, Bechdel pulls off a delicate balancing act.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Rapp then recalled her experience trying polyamory in previous relationships.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 June 2025
These young people write about loneliness and love, family ties and polyamory, contemporary life on the Navajo Nation, and a father-son duo intent on saving a failing firearms store in Arizona.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025
Charting the group’s adventures in leftist activism, polyamory and animal husbandry, Bechdel pulls off a delicate balancing act.
—Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Rapp then recalled her experience trying polyamory in previous relationships.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 June 2025
These young people write about loneliness and love, family ties and polyamory, contemporary life on the Navajo Nation, and a father-son duo intent on saving a failing firearms store in Arizona.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for polyamory
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“Polyamory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyamory. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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