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
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Their romance quickly blossomed in the public eye, with Swift attending multiple games throughout the Chiefs’ championship season.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2025
Teen romances Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022)
Before heading off to college, high school seniors Clara (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) make a pact to amicably break up.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
An ancient Balinese art form rooted in Hindu epics, Indonesian mythologies, and palace tales of love and romance, war and death, or heaven, earth, and hell, Kamasan depict various stories of heroic men.
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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.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
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Plus, the new Joy-Con controllers can be used like a computer mouse, perhaps another indication that Nintendo is looking to woo the computer gaming crowd.—
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CEOs like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg are rolling up their sleeves to personally woo AI stars, according to reports, and influential VC investors like Thrive Capital’s Joshua Kushner have had to run defense, seeking to persuade OpenAI employees of the economic advantage of staying put.—
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However, the Social Security Administration’s update is a positive development, said Bill Sweeney, senior vice president of government affairs at AARP.—
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Powell and Sweeney's flirty banter during their press tour largely fueled the public's speculation, but the actress later denied any affair between the two.—
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The viral clip has sparked debate among users on TikTok, with some praising destination weddings, while others were critical.—
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Sophie currently works as a news reporter for ABC7 Los Angeles and notably covered the devastating Los Angeles wildfires that sparked in early January.—
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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.—
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Sure, Coop is in her 20s and capable of making her own romantic decisions… but a power imbalance is a power imbalance, and even a student-professor fling that seems mutual won’t shake out evenly in the end, especially when said student is rebounding from a long-term love.—
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Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs sub-genre charts (dated April 12, 2025) have arrived, spotlighting a variety of format stars across the four new rankings.—
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In many ways, dating today involves both connection and presentation.—
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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