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Recent Examples of infatuation
An infatuation with war is not the same as being guilty of mishandling classified information.
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Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
What is up with Sean Payton’s infatuation with older rookies?
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
So often, what seems like infatuation is actually about what the therapist symbolizes—things like comfort, approval, and validation.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Aug. 2025
What follows is a hilarious account of infatuation and infidelity from the point of view of Roberta, a graduate student who has it bad for Simone, her utterly chic — and married — writing professor.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infatuation
crush
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The series starred Ben Savage as Cory Matthews navigating his family, high school and his crushes.—
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The wave of fresh lawsuits adds to what has become a crush of litigation alleging systematic negligence and abuse of minors in the temporary custody of San Diego County.—
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“Infatuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infatuation. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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