as in affairs
a brief romantic relationship
an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
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Recent Examples of romances
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Here, Laura, a magazine writer in London, drifts through old friendships, failed romances, and the gothic banalities of family life.
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Air Mail,
20 June 2026
There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates.
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Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third series which takes everyone’s favourite rivalries to the next level.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
News of the series comes as audiences have become more and more enamored with romances set at the skating rink.
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Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026
The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
The streamer continues to reign as the best place to watch your favorite romances come to life.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Equal parts strong and sultry in dramas like Two Women and romances like The Voyage, the actress was named one of the greatest American screen stars of all time by the AFI in 1999.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Noun
Her character had several romances in the following seasons, including with Nathan Grant.
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Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Here, Laura, a magazine writer in London, drifts through old friendships, failed romances, and the gothic banalities of family life.
—
Air Mail,
20 June 2026
There are dogs, bandits, romances, political revolutions, philosophical debates.
—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
16 June 2026
New romances blossom, old flames rekindle and shocking secrets will be spilled in this third series which takes everyone’s favourite rivalries to the next level.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
News of the series comes as audiences have become more and more enamored with romances set at the skating rink.
—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
15 June 2026
The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
The streamer continues to reign as the best place to watch your favorite romances come to life.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
Equal parts strong and sultry in dramas like Two Women and romances like The Voyage, the actress was named one of the greatest American screen stars of all time by the AFI in 1999.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romances
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The Huron Valley facility in Ypsilanti, which is the state's only prison housing females, is the focus of an internal affairs division investigation as authorities look into the circumstances of three women who died this spring at the facility.
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My job is to report in a timely manner on crime, mass shootings, war coverage, domestic and international affairs, pop culture and more.
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Pizza is the kind of food that sparks arguments, and Charlotte now has enough quality slices to fuel a few.
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The score matters less than the conversations each prompt sparks.
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Throughout this dense and always engrossing survey of Lean’s career in film, Thompson threads the vicissitudes of the director’s personal life, spanning six wives and various other relationships and flings.
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In the satirical comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen plays a successful and chauvinistic advertising CEO who lives for power and casual flings.
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As the President insults allies, woos dictators, and spurns long-standing commitments, Rubio has to convince his counterparts that America will not entirely abandon its friends.
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But that refurbishment, authorized by a National Park Service contract in April, is only the latest in a saga of repairs, cleaning and improvement efforts that dates back more than 50 years.
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The hotel dates from 1740, when it was built by Vicente Diego Alberti Mercadal, whose great-grandson Vicente Alberti Vidal, a theatre enthusiast, was important during the Enlightenment.
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One night in April when the boy playing Orlando was home sick and Jamie was waiting for Adele in their private coital chamber, Bromley kept her late to work on the scene where Orlando courts Rosalind playing Ganymede playing Rosalind.
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Biglari Holdings courts the MAHA movement The MAHA hire is the latest chapter in a long and turbulent saga for Biglari Holdings and its CEO Sardar Biglari, who took control of Steak ‘n Shake in 2008 when the chain was losing $100,000 a day.
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Throughout the tournament, the Congolese have rallied around Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, a fan who attends matches as a living statue representing one of the country’s national heroes, assassinated independence leader and Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.
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Meanwhile, in France, Kristen Stewart attends the 2026 Biarritz Film Festival.
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“Romances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romances. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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