romantic encounter
noun
: a brief romantic relationship
They had a romantic encounter several years ago.
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The test, instead, matched her with a Henry Sullivan Jr., an Oldham County resident who had a single romantic encounter with her mother in Louisville's South End in 1976.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Plus an insidiously wacky Goldblum, a PG romantic encounter, a teensy bit of body horror, and a pair of very in-demand shoes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the sardonic and calculating Dennis (Sweeney), who, based on a pre-accident romantic encounter with Rocky, seems to have a twink fetish, ingratiates himself into Roman’s life with a master plan.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Authorities say that Ladwig invited Grimsley to her home for a romantic encounter and that things got violent during their interaction.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Shear can find the punchline in a half-empty box of Yoo-hoo, collected on the way out of a disappointing romantic encounter, or the comic tension in a glass of rice pudding going untouched on a table during an awkward conversation.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Brown followed up on that claim by asserting that Nick Cannon had a romantic encounter with Kevin Hart.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 3 Dec. 2024
As an example, Labrada cited Moore’s handling of a romantic encounter involving Silva and Villegas, bringing to light an episode that years later remains a topic of fascination and controversy around police headquarters.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Plus an insidiously wacky Goldblum, a PG romantic encounter, a teensy bit of body horror, and a pair of very in-demand shoes.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Plus an insidiously wacky Goldblum, a PG romantic encounter, a teensy bit of body horror, and a pair of very in-demand shoes.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the sardonic and calculating Dennis (Sweeney), who, based on a pre-accident romantic encounter with Rocky, seems to have a twink fetish, ingratiates himself into Roman’s life with a master plan.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Authorities say that Ladwig invited Grimsley to her home for a romantic encounter and that things got violent during their interaction.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
Shear can find the punchline in a half-empty box of Yoo-hoo, collected on the way out of a disappointing romantic encounter, or the comic tension in a glass of rice pudding going untouched on a table during an awkward conversation.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Brown followed up on that claim by asserting that Nick Cannon had a romantic encounter with Kevin Hart.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 3 Dec. 2024
As an example, Labrada cited Moore’s handling of a romantic encounter involving Silva and Villegas, bringing to light an episode that years later remains a topic of fascination and controversy around police headquarters.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Plus an insidiously wacky Goldblum, a PG romantic encounter, a teensy bit of body horror, and a pair of very in-demand shoes.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Romantic encounter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romantic%20encounter. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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