free love

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Recent Examples of free love One major influence in the vibe shift was the free love movement, represented here by characters from some of the most memorable romances ever made—among them Breathless, West Side Story, and Annie Hall. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025 The ’60s and ’70s had free love and psychedelics. Mj Franklin, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes. Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes. Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free love
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Noun
  • Brenay Kennard, a lifestyle content creator with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok, is at the center of a civil lawsuit that has made national headlines, in which she is accused of criminal conversation and alienation of affection.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Verrill’s former partner, the entertainment lawyer Bob Geary, shares emotional testimony about their relationship — one fraught with promiscuity and Verrill’s taste for the BDSM leather life — but also a reflection on his lover’s killing.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
  • Her new friends include Sam (Bianca Dumais), a rock-chick type who’s the same age as Franny and who has developed a reputation for promiscuity around town that doesn’t seem deserved.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • The movie follows the life of feisty belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), from growing up on a plantation to her love affairs, including with roguish Rhett Butler (Clark Gable).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Lawrence love affair continues Saturday night’s tie means Austria will play Spain in the Round of 32, while Algeria takes on Switzerland.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • But can this love story survive the Jackson ranch's shady dealings?
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Keep up with the arts, keep up with the love, and share a plate of food with your neighbor.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Heather Diehl | Getty Images More broadly, there can also be data-matching issues with Social Security numbers in ACA marketplace enrollment — meaning the lack of SSN may be a data issue, not misconduct, Oberlander said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Allegations of employee misconduct are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly.
    DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • And still, some people insist that admitting the flaws in our history — and our present — constitutes an act of innate disloyalty.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • Treating rumors as diagnostic signals of uncertainty or weak trust, rather than disloyalty, helps leaders improve communication and align words with observable actions.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • This is not treachery but the truest and noblest affection.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • Peacock’s adventures in treachery The Traitors was the top dog, scoring five prizes including Best Competition Series and Best Host for Alan Cumming.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • If the landing had been faked, the Soviets would have figured it out and would have loved to reveal to the world America’s perfidy.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
  • Any time there is a crisis in Iran, the 1953 British-American coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh is dusted off as Exhibit A in the case against Western perfidy.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Free love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free%20love. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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