infatuation
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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
Marianne is first consumed by her own infatuation, then disconsolate when Willoughby dumps her for an heiress, and finally felled by a fever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
Mia could not help but notice her daughter’s infatuation with the Richardsons.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing infatuation
Aretha Franklin (1942 - 2018) Tribute List
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The Princess Bride
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George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
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