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amorous

[am-er-uhs] / ˈæm ər əs /


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Daryl and Carol share a different bond, something more than family but not quite amorous.

From Salon Sep. 29, 2024

The results do not just overturn previous theories about amorous and peaceful meetings between groups of people.

From Science Daily Feb. 8, 2024

But it’s telling that Leon, obtusely obsessed with his disastrous book, can’t fully embrace the amorous potential of his surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2023

“He builds them on the basis of elaborate improvisations, constructing long scenes of comic misadventures and amorous misunderstandings,” he wrote.

From New York Times Jun. 13, 2023

Turkeys seem to be manic-depressive types, gobbling with blushing wattles, spread tails, and scraping wings in amorous bravado at one moment and huddled in craven cowardice the next.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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