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a brief romantic relationship in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones

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Recent Examples of amour The movie doesn’t want to be a four-alarm funeral pyre but a tragic romance, presenting Amy through the prism of the amour fou that put her into a tailspin and fueled her triple-platinum second album. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024 Eileen has been, up to this point, a bruised slice-of-life drama, a dingy-retro period piece, and possibly a romance just waiting to rev its amour fou engine. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2023 Perhaps for the harder hit amour, in the U.K., supermarket chain Asda — previously owned by Walmart WMT -0.1% — has launched a $1.24 (that’s £1) engagement ring as part of its George Home collection, which is available to buy in its stores and online. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 This is a tale of amour fou, in which lust tramples everything in its path – family, respectability, and ultimately sanity. Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for amour
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Noun
  • The fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was early Sunday morning local time, was a sluggish affair with only 445 punches thrown, according to CompuBox.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 May 2025
  • Progressive dinners can be elaborate affairs that include multiple hors d’oeuvres and main dishes.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Seven Days in June Seven Days in June $18 $16 Amazon What’s hotter than reigniting a passionate fling with the one that got away?
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 May 2025
  • Staten gets angry, feeling left behind again, and accuses her of seeing their relationship as just a fling.
    Francesca Gariano, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The pair, who are reportedly collaborating on a project, have been spotted together in London on several occasions over the past few months, fueling rumors of a potential romance.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
  • The film’s costume designer, a renowned Japanese art director and designer, had an otherworldly ability to tell stories of horror, romance, and violence through wardrobe alone.
    James Factora, Them., 2 May 2025

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“Amour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amour. Accessed 16 May. 2025.

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