as in affair
a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romance
Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
He is clearly caught up in the romance of photography, from the surprise and discovery of its formative years to the most challenging experiments of his fellow-artists, and his work has a terrific sense both of the moment and the days, years, and decades that led up to it.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Cage, who had previously romanced Brooke Shields, went on to marry five times, with one of those marriages only lasting four days.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
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Noun
The scene feels like the beginning of a romance.
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The announcement came along with five shots of Kelce kneeling and the couple romancing in a garden blooming with pink and white flowers, framed by an arbor covered in green vines.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for romance
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The tuxedo shirt Inspired by men’s dress shirts, tuxedo shirts add black-tie elegance to everything from denim cutoffs to, well, black-tie affairs.—
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According to the disciplinary memo, Spees told internal affairs investigators that one of Gialenes' hands slipped out of the handcuffs the officer placed her in, which represented a severe threat.—
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In Single Lady, which premiered on Netflix in October 2024 after being filmed at her stand-up tour of the same name, Wong described how a man—revealed to be Hader later in the set—had wooed and pursued her, leading to her ultimately shedding that single lady status.—
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Ross tried and failed early in his ownership tenure to woo coach Jim Harbaugh.—
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The book also delves into Robertson’s personal life, chronicling his flings with several actresses, including Jennifer O’Neill, Canadian actress Geneviève Bujold, and French thespian Carole Bouquet.—
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On-screen, his character has had a few love interests, including a brief relationship and a fling.—
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The incident sparked national outcry, as numerous videos circulated online showing multiple angles of the shooting, including the bodycam point of view of the officer who shot Good.—
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The shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon, have sparked fierce debates across the nation.—
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Above water, mangrove trails and tropical hammocks frame the park’s conservation legacy, dating to the 1950s.—
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One person who did step in, according to Redd, was castmate Kenan Thompson’s ex-wife Christina Evangeline — who Redd ended up dating.—
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“Romance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romance. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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