as in affaire
a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romance
Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
The writer-director's first entirely original feature—i.e., one that's not based on either real-life events or existing IP—blends elements of gangster action, period romance, historical drama, and supernatural horror into a thrilling story of survival in the Jim Crow South.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, after crossing the $100M milestone at the international box office last week, Universal/Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy romanced another $7.9M from 75 offshore markets in the 4th session.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The New Moon in Taurus on April 27 opens space for play, romance, and creative restoration.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
The writer-director's first entirely original feature—i.e., one that's not based on either real-life events or existing IP—blends elements of gangster action, period romance, historical drama, and supernatural horror into a thrilling story of survival in the Jim Crow South.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
He was later married to Patricia Rahman from 2011 to 2021.
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Marc Blucas (Riley Finn)
Riley Finn, the sensitive do-gooder who romanced Buffy in seasons 4 and 5, was no one's favorite character.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Elsewhere, after crossing the $100M milestone at the international box office last week, Universal/Working Title’s Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy romanced another $7.9M from 75 offshore markets in the 4th session.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
Verb
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But he eventually was allowed back in and soon was wooing like the old days.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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The state now commits more than $500 million a year in tax credits to woo film, TV, audio and digital productions.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Notwithstanding the resurgence of regionalism in international affairs, none of the contributors expect the five American countries to form a coherent Western Hemisphere lobby within the G-20.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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For decades, laws have intentionally limited military involvement in civilian affairs to prevent the militarization of policing and protect constitutional rights.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Over the last few weeks President Donald Trump’s trade wars have triggered market instability, stoked fears of stagflation, alienated America's traditional trading partners, and sparked boycotts of American goods.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Those receivers helped spark LSU’s national title in 2019 and played a big role in two transfer QBs (Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels) coming to Baton Rouge and winning Heisman Trophies.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The creator of the FX on Hulu show shared in an interview with the New York Post that she's heard from several of her late friend Molly Kochan's former flings since the miniseries premiered on April 4 this year.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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There were little flings and hookups and attachments amid all of this, and the fibre of daily living, and the constants in my life which served as the filling in between.—
Bryan Washington,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The notice on the company website was not dated, but its metadata showed it was compiled on April 19.—
Amy Lv and Lewis Jackson,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The notice on the company website was not dated, but its metadata showed it was compiled on Saturday.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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