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Recent Examples of infatuation
Amid the coming-out balls, proposals and a whopper of a divorce scandal, a more insidious theme emerged: the rise of fascism in Europe, and two of the sisters’ infatuation with it.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 June 2025
There had been rumors of the front office and coaching staff's infatuation with the quarterback prior to draft night and leadership has done nothing to hide those feelings post-selection.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
But in the backdrop of a continually waging war, Isabel’s anger toward Eva eventually turns to a personal discovery and infatuation.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 June 2025
My childhood reactions to television, sugar, praise, mood-altering chemicals, and, yes, romantic infatuation were epiphanic.
—Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 June 2025
There had been rumors of the front office and coaching staff's infatuation with the quarterback prior to draft night and leadership has done nothing to hide those feelings post-selection.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
But in the backdrop of a continually waging war, Isabel’s anger toward Eva eventually turns to a personal discovery and infatuation.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 June 2025
My childhood reactions to television, sugar, praise, mood-altering chemicals, and, yes, romantic infatuation were epiphanic.
—Hazlitt, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuation
crush
Noun
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Anyone who's ever had a social media crush (or frenemy) might relate a little too much to this juicy drama.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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But her real country collaboration crush is Ella Langley.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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