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Recent Examples of infatuation
Perhaps Arsenal and others would be better served refocusing their recruitment efforts on him — and letting the Isak infatuation go.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
But the administration’s desire to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2008 and its infatuation with the hot economy hypothesis cost the economy dearly.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Can’t Get Enough centers entrepreneur Hendrix Barry and her growing infatuation with tech worker Maverick Bell, and has already been praised by some of romance’s buzziest writers, like Talia Hibbert and Abby Jimenez.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 May 2025
As senior year looms for both teens, a mutual infatuation starts to blossom.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
But the administration’s desire to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2008 and its infatuation with the hot economy hypothesis cost the economy dearly.
—Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
Can’t Get Enough centers entrepreneur Hendrix Barry and her growing infatuation with tech worker Maverick Bell, and has already been praised by some of romance’s buzziest writers, like Talia Hibbert and Abby Jimenez.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 May 2025
As senior year looms for both teens, a mutual infatuation starts to blossom.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuation
crush
Noun
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Yet, despite it all, Benét says his parents remained loving and nurturing, even to the point that when Benét had a crush on a white girl in high school, bringing her home for dinner, his parents were warm and accepting.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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Meanwhile, crush victims were struggling to breathe and stand up straight.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
10 June 2025
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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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