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infatuation

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


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Eventually, he said, he was contributing weekly columns to Sp!ts, a free commuter newspaper in Amsterdam, chronicling his growing infatuation with the sport.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

On her latest album, the pop star revisits themes of infatuation and heartbreak with a deftly developed, ’80s-inspired sound.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 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

His personal identification with romantic heroes such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet seemed to have fuelled not just musical inspiration but his crazed, desperate infatuation with a Shakespearean actress, Harriet Smithson.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

She didn’t invent the idea of catchy songs about infatuations and breakups where the protagonist’s experience can be mapped to a singer’s life, but she perfected it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

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

Zac returned to Nashville to record drums on the band’s 2017 album, “After Laughter” — a 12-track dance-off with depression that conjured the world-music infatuations of new wave groups like Talking Heads.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2022

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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