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infatuation

[in-fach-oo-ey-shuhn] / ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃən /


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Admittedly, Hollywood’s infatuation with the festival has ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2026 seems like a rare outlier.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

A not-so-closeted homosexual, he also waxes lyrical about his infatuation with a young Yale student, played by a bottle-blonde Margaret Qualley, and shares drinks with "Charlotte's Web" author E.B.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

By the way, Ng confirms that bald eagle infatuation is very much an American enterprise.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2026

The fetishized infatuation with “Heated Rivalry” doesn’t just stop at the characters; it’s now extending to the actors as well.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2026

The year of my infatuation with the Obscure Object, the play Mr. da Silva selected was Antigone.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The chapters are arranged like the bayts, or couplets, of a ghazal, and they describe a succession of infatuations, some romantic and some purely poetic, as in the odes to the 14th-century Persian lyricist Hafez.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Their infatuations are challenged by a cunning philosopher who persuades the bros to pretend they’ve been suddenly drafted and to return later in disguise to woo each other’s fiancée.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2025

Justine Wewers, a high school geography teacher in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin district, said she has seen a wearying number of student infatuations over the years, including video games, “Uno” and fidget spinners.

From Washington Post Apr. 15, 2023

It isn’t found in personal grievances or our narcissistic infatuations.

From Washington Times Jun. 27, 2021

They were person-specific infatuations — Brian Levithan’s wicked sense of humor was every bit as sexy as Valerie Martinez’s sweet smile and amazing krunk routines.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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