as in affair
a brief romantic relationship
in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones
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Audio amour From animal encounters to Chance Encounters, CNN Travel’s hit series about love and friendship is now a new CNN podcast.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Venus in Aries is a force to be reckoned with regarding both matters of amour and of money.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
More poignant is the revelation that, despite being the writer of dozens of anthemic love songs, Warren has no great amour of her own.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Modern yet infused with traditional design codes like tailoring, Moore’s look was augmented by her mon amour pumps by Aquazzura.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Venus in Aries is a force to be reckoned with regarding both matters of amour and of money.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
More poignant is the revelation that, despite being the writer of dozens of anthemic love songs, Warren has no great amour of her own.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Modern yet infused with traditional design codes like tailoring, Moore’s look was augmented by her mon amour pumps by Aquazzura.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amour
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According to its 2025 annual report, corporate function roles include employees in human resources, corporate affairs and supply chain management.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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At the same time, Galina (Lebedeva) has embarked on a torrid affair that threatens to destroy the life that Gleb has built.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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The Moon in Taurus moves through your 5th House of Creativity, highlighting pleasure, romance, talent, and the desire to be seen.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Beyond the central romance, season 1 also introduces Graham’s hockey teammates and housemates, John Logan (Antonio Cipriano), John Tucker (Jalen Thomas Brooks) and Dean DiLaurentis (Stephen Kalyn), along with Hannah’s best friend, Allie (Mika Abdalla).—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Janet Walsh, who by all accounts was just a summer fling for Scott Hopkins decades ago, would end up changing the course of his life.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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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
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“Amour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amour. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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