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Recent Examples of puppy love
Lyrically, this song is pretty simple, but the complexity of the musical arrangement elevates it to something more than just a ditty about teenage puppy love.
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Khalifa was feeling the puppy love during his interview with Buzzfeed Celeb as he was peppered with questions about his career while the dogs nibbled on his Nike laces and icy chain.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
The puppy love-romance between Arsin and Meiyu is what drives the story, but there’s not much to it beyond lots of silent camaraderie and fleeting glances.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Now, Scott's juggling high school hurdles like lacrosse, bullies, and puppy love with his new lupine identity — all while trying to protect his hometown from lurking threats.
—James Mercadante, Cori Chapman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Khalifa was feeling the puppy love during his interview with Buzzfeed Celeb as he was peppered with questions about his career while the dogs nibbled on his Nike laces and icy chain.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
The puppy love-romance between Arsin and Meiyu is what drives the story, but there’s not much to it beyond lots of silent camaraderie and fleeting glances.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Now, Scott's juggling high school hurdles like lacrosse, bullies, and puppy love with his new lupine identity — all while trying to protect his hometown from lurking threats.
—James Mercadante, Cori Chapman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puppy love
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Elsewhere in the podcast, Shallow discusses her penchant for using femininity and flirtation as reality TV weapons, and how that nickname cast a shadow on her real-life relationships.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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The conclusion of a Title IX harassment investigation at Mesa Community College raised more questions than answers for students who have accused Theatre Program Director Mace Archer of inappropriate touching, flirtation, discrimination and sexualizing performances.—
Robert Anglen,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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According to the research team, both classical and quantum models of gravity would produce entanglement at different strengths depending on variables such as mass, separation distance, and experiment duration.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Though researchers logged no right whale deaths in the latest report, entanglements and vessel strikes remain a serious threat to the animals.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Puppy love.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puppy%20love. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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