paramour
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Early in McMurtry’s career, a paramour gave him a sweatshirt that read “Minor Regional Novelist.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Miss Piggy, her paramour Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, and Fozzie have reunited for the one-off show to mark its 50th birthday, after their beloved film outings such as Muppet Christmas Carol.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Of course, it was just to help his paramour Kate escape her father’s evil clutches.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2025
His lawyers claim he’s being falsely accused, maintaining that the weapon was a prop he took from the set of a music video filmed with his paramour, the pop star Rihanna.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025
He went in to the King, my grandfather, and demanded that my mother break olT the engagement with her paramour.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing paramour
All You Need is Love: Amor and Phil
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 5
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